Preview of 'Tarzan' by Amity Creative Theater

TARZAN Swings onto the Amity High School Stage

The award winning Amity Creative Theater will dazzle audiences with its high flying production of the Disney Musical Tarzan. Single performances are scheduled for March 20th, 21st, 27th, and two performances on March 28th.

Amity Creative Theater has hired the world renowned ZFX (zfxflying.com) flying effects company from Louisville, Kentucky to train the student cast and crew. ZFX personnel will be working with students from March 15-19th. Seven actors will be swinging through the trees, the audience gazing above in awe while this talented cast and crew tell the story of Tarzan’s first experience with modern civilization and love.

A Broadway Hit in 2006, Tarzan features the music and lyrics of five-time Grammy Winner Phil Collins, combined with the breathtaking character flying and acrobatics of this Amity H.S. student cast. Under the direction of Theater Teacher Robert Kennedy, Amity Creative Theater is known as one of the top Theater programs on the East Coast. Amity has won two Moss Hart Awards for Best High School Production from the New England Theater Conference. And 21 awards from the CT. High School Musical Theater Awards, including Best Overall Production (Sweeney Todd in 2013), Best Actress (Ali Kramer in 2012) and Best Actor (John Jorge in 2010). In addition, in the Summer of 2016, Amity has been selected from a group of 2500 candidates to perform at the Edingburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland, England. It’s the second time in five years the school has received this honor.

More than 110 students are working five days a week preparing this production. The play stars Max Karasnow from Woodbridge as Tarzan and Addie Robbins from Orange as Jane. Also featured are Khari Blue from Bethany as Kerk and Morgan Guadagnoli from Orange as Kala. The cast of 50 will work with a live student orchestra made up of 36 members and a stage crew of 30 to put on another captivating show.

Tickets are on sale now online at amitytheaterdepartment.com All seats are $ 18.00

Show Dates are March 20th, 21st, 27th at 8pm and March 28th at 2pm and 8pm.

Amity Creative Theater would like to thank its corporate sponsors, Kenneth J. Burns Insurance, Chip’s Restaurant, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Daniel E. Durkee, CPA, Jamie Hulley Arts Foundation, Laticrete International Inc, Leibo Brothers Management, NJ, Pet Supplies Plus and New England Cat Care.