St.Clair College prepares for Christmas Show
The music theatre and performance program rehearsed at the main campus of St.Clair College on Friday Nov.18 in preparation for their Christmas Show. Photo by Felicia Patterson
By Felicia Patterson
Two programs at St.Clair College are preparing to put on their annual Christmas show.
The music theatre performance program has been preparing since September to host the 11th annual Christmas show. Students are required to take part in the annual holiday production as part of the curriculum.
The storyline, music, characters and elements of the show differ each year. One year, the show took the audience on a cruise aboard a ship invaded by pirates. Last year’s show took the crowd on a trip to the North Pole.
This year’s production will have a rock n’ roll theme, titled A Rock n’ Roll Christmas.
Artistic Director Katherine Kaszas is responsible for launching the music theatre program and is passionate about the development of new Canadian plays and musicals.
Kaszas said the students involved in the production differ each year, which makes each show stand apart from the last.
“I work with the individual students and we come up with an idea of a theme,” said Kaszas. “They choose songs, in this case it was rock songs and make them into Christmas songs.”
Third year students work closely with faculty members to create a structure and narrative for each song.
One student in the program said third year students are not required to audition and will have their own solos with choral help.
“I’m going to be singing a song called Born to Be Wild,” said Alexander Titei, who is a third year starring as Santa Claus. “Some lyrics are going to be changed to be considered Christmas themed.”
The entertainment technology program is also playing a major role in the Christmas production.
“This is a joint endeavor. They do backstage work, lighting, sound, sets and pyrotechnics,” said Kaszas. “They are the ones supporting the visuals.”
The Rock n’ Roll Christmas production will begin on Dec. 9th. There will be performances at 7:30 pm on Dec. 9, 10, 15 and 16. There will also be a matinee show on Dec. 17 at 3p.m.. Tickets can be purchased at the box office at the St. Clair Centre for the Arts.
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