North Springs Drama Students Present 'Animal Farm'

SANDY SPRINGS, GA -- North Springs Charter High School's award-winning drama magnet will bring "Animal Farm," based on the George Orwell classic novel, to the stage at the school’s Black Box theater.

The show kicks off Thursday, Nov. 30 and runs through Dec. 9.

“We are really excited about this show,” said Joel King, drama teacher and the show’s director. “It’s a great satire and parable about the dangers of totalitarianism, where the animals on the farm drive out their master and take over and run the farm themselves. Eventually the pigs become the leaders, but their character unfortunately doesn’t match their intelligence.

“We’ve got a great cast, amazing set and the costuming for the animals is a unique collaboration between our tech theater students and sculpture 3 art students. It’s going to be a cool show– the students are working really hard and love performing in the intimacy of the Black Box.”

Performances are scheduled for 7 p.m. Nov. 30, Dec. 1-2, Dec. 7-9 and 3 p.m. Dec. 3 and Dec. 9. Tickets are $5 for students, $10 for residents age 60 and older and $15 for adults. They can be purchased online at www.northspringstickets.com or at the theater one hour before the curtain rises -- although seating may be limited.

North Springs drama magnet is one of six focus areas in the school’s Visual & Performing Arts Magnet Program which offers students over 60 electives within the disciplines of acting, technical theater, dance, visual art, graphic design, and music.

Earlier this month, the cast and crew performed their fall show, "The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon," at the STATE competition and won first place in the region. Several actors won best in show and at the 2017 Georgia Theater Conference, the senior showcase placed second and senior Zach Cohen’s original play won the best playwriting award.

Photos: images of students rehearsing 'Animal Farm' and masks for the show. Credit: North Springs Charter High School