Hawley Students Audition For A Friday Performance
Hawley Students Audition
For A Friday Performance
For the third year in a row, students at Hawley Elementary School had the opportunity on Monday to try out for a part in a Missoula Childrenâs Theatre performance, scheduled for this Friday, May 1.
Roughly 115 students tried out in the schoolâs gymnasium April 27 for a part in the production of Hansel and Gretel.
âThey get tons of self-esteem,â said Robin Fitzgerald, co-chair for the event of the PTA program with Martin Blanco. Ms Fitzgerald said being in the play also helps to teach the students when they need to be quiet and when they need to talk.
Last year, Ms Fitzgerald said, when the Missoula Childrenâs Theatre came to Hawley School for a performance with the students, 119 tickets were sold. She said she is expecting roughly the same from the schoolâs community to attend the 7 pm show on Friday for families. Students at the school will also be shown a student performance at 1 pm on Friday.
The students prepared every day after school for the week until a dress rehearsal show, open to local seniors, is performed on Friday at 10 am.
The Missoula Childrenâs Theatre has directors go to different schools or organizations to prepare students for a performance, in this case, ususally within one week.