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Sandburg presents As You Wish August 14 & 15
Adaptation of The Princess Bride will support student trip to perform in Scotland
Carl Sandburg High School’s student group Sandburg PLAYS Scotland is proud to announce that the first play of the school year will be As YouWish an interpretation of The Princess Bride.
This is the first time Sandburg has presented a full play the opening weekend of the school year. An ensemble of nearly 40 actors and crew have been putting together this show since late June. As You Wish brings to the stage all of your favorite characters from the classic 80s movie. Fezzik the giant, Vizzini the diabolical Sicilian, Inigo Montoya, the Spaniard looking for revenge for his father, and we can’t forget Princess Buttercup and the Dread Pirate Roberts!
The play will be presented at Carl Sandburg High School’s Performing Arts Center (13300 S. LaGrange Road, in Orland Park). Performances are Friday August 14 at 7pm and Saturday August 15 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.. All tickets are $6 and are available at the door.
ABOUT SANDBURG PLAYS SCOTLANDProceeds from the play will be helping students go to Scotland next summer to perform at the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Theatre Festival. Sandburg was initially invited to bring a show to the 2012 Festival, and after the success of that production the school was invited to return next summer. It is an amazing experience where students produce and perform a show on the world’s stage in front of an international audience. It is a two-week trip that is truly life changing.
