North Springs Drama Opens Season With French Comedy

SANDY SPRINGS, GA -- North Springs Charter High School's Drama Magnet program on Thursday opened its 2016-17 theater season with a modern take on Moliere’s classic 17th century French comedy, "Tartuffe."

The North Springs’ show is shorter, faster paced, and set in New York City during the 1920’s.

“It has a Great Gatsby feel, and it’s extremely funny,” said Joel King, technical theater teacher and director.

Another unique feature of the school’s production is the live jazz music, also from the 1920’s, is written and performed by student music directors Grace Motahari and Mekhi Gladden, along with five other music students who comprise the pit orchestra.

Motahari and Gladden have been working on the music for the past seven weeks; the show was cast with 12 actors just after school started in early August.

“Everyone in the cast is excited about the play and the music and has been working really hard,” Motahari said.

Tickets are $8 for students $15 for adults and can be purchased at North Springs one hour before the show begins and online at www.northspringstickets.com.

Performances begin at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 29-30, Oct. 1 and 6-8, and will be held in the school’s main stage theater.

There is also an understudy show scheduled for 3 p.m. Oct. 8. North Springs Charter High School is located at 7447 Roswell Road in Sandy Springs and boasts the state’s only dual arts and sciences magnet programs.

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Photo 1: Tartuffe cast at rehearsal: top left, Jordan Thompson, Giani Gates, teacher and director Joel King, Erik Cody, Joshua Baker, and Myron Parker second row: Emily Brothman, Sara Dardik, Margaret Thomas, Zach Maycumber, Jonathon Bynoe and Carolyn Friedman.
Photo 2: Tech theater student Ben Engleman talks with tech theater teacher and show director Joel King (on ladder) about set the students are building for Tartuffe.
Photo credit: North Springs Charter High School