Rehearsals are under way for Lincoln-Way North High School's fall play "Cheaper By the Dozen", a comedy based on the lives of a family with 12 children.
"When I read 'Cheaper by the Dozen,' I knew that the audience would enjoy seeing how a family handled the challenges of raising twelve children in the 1920s," said Lincoln-Way North teacher and fall play sponsor Samantha Belke. "We all have the guilty pleasure of seeing it on reality television in 2010; why not reminisce and see how it was done prior to television crews and networks? The cast of this show is phenomenal and diligently working to establish that sense of nostalgia and unity within the Gilbreth family. I am proud of their work, and I guarantee the audience will laugh with us and delight in revisiting this classic."
"Cheaper By the Dozen" was written by siblings Frank Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth who grew up in the 1920s with 10 brothers and sisters.
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Their book inspired two films of the same name – one in 1950 starring Clifton Webb and Myrna Loy, the other in 2003 starring comedians Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt.
The most recent film bears no resemblance to the book, however, except for the fact that it revolves around a family with 12 children.
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Lincoln-Way North's drama students are adopting the original version of the book and plan to present it to the community Nov. 4-6.
Cast in the comedy are: seniors Tyler Burke, Veronica Dembosz, Eric Garcia and Sarah Anderson; juniors Kelsey Blank and Sara Ruzevich; sophomores Gina Quiriconi, Shannon Wolfe, Emily Ruzevich, Maura Alroth, Maria Stavropoulos and Billy Zeitz; and freshmen Lauren Vitiritti, Madeline Conover and Thomas Swierczyna.
The assistant director is sophomore Leah Rutz.
Join the cast Nov. 4, 5 and 6 as they perform the hilarious antics of the Gilbreth family – including the time they left Frank Jr. in a roadside restaurant and the time Dad accompanied one on a first date.
Show times are 7 p.m. each day.
Tickets are $5 at the door.
