Arts & Entertainment
St. Michael Albertville Middle School Students Perform in FYCC Play
Local fifth through eighth-graders kick off a holiday production in conjunction with FYCC tonight, with performances continuing next week.
With a bit of after-school effort and a dash of holiday magic, 45 local middle-schoolers are taking part in the FYCC fall theater program led and directed by Sandy Greninger.
"The students try out the first week of the program and I get a feel for their personality and what kind of role will be best for them. I want them to grow in the program but also to be comfortable," Greninger said.
The after school theater group meets two afternoons a week for Middle School East students and two afternoons a week for Middle School West students. This past week the two schools practices collided to get ready for the performances.
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had so many students sign up and try out that they were split into two groups for performances.
The middle schoolers are performing "America's Next Top Model Student," written by Alan Heckner. It's comical twist of the popular reality TV show, "America's Next Top Model."
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According to the show's description notes: "Ten students from across the USA compete for the title of 'America's Next Top Model Student' in the latest TV reality show. Host Myra Thanks and the show's judges–M'Lady Andrews, Judge Julie and Mr. Blaine Rose–put each student to the test in a series of bizarre and hilarious challenges that hardly have anything to do with their scholastic aptitude. One by one, the students are eliminated and 'expelled' from the classroom competition. No one goes down without a fight and some are even taken away literally kicking and screaming. The off-the-wall challenges give the students the opportunity to put their wacky personalities on display. When it comes down to the final two contestants, the last challenge is one for the ages. After all is said and done, the winner is declared but not without controversy and a chaotic finish from all the eliminated students."
The first performance is set for 7 p.m. tonight (Friday), Dec. 9. Performances resume next week with 7 p.m. shows set for Thursday and Friday, Dec. 15 and 16. All three performances take place at the Middle School West auditorium. Tickets are $5/person and are available at the door.
