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Be ready, IHMS, a little girl with magical powers and an evil principle is coming our way. Rehearsals for Matilda: The Musical started on January 27. Read on to learn more about the show and the cast. The musical will run from May 7th to May 9th. There will be 3 shows.
Matilda the Musical is the stage adaptation of Roald Dahl’s book of the same name. It follows young Matilda Wormwood as she starts at Crunchem Hall. Matilda, who is unusually bright for her age, learns of the Trunchbull, the cruel principal of the school. From there, other hijinks ensue, but I don’t want to spoil the show.
Matilda has a huge ensemble (the rest of the cast that are not named characters) of extraordinary singers, dancers, and actors. Without their harmonies and melodies, the show would not sound as interesting. Melodies are the base of a song, and harmonies are the added elements that make songs sound more intriguing.
I interviewed a few people from the cast, starting with Matilda herself, Senecca Stadlman. I asked her the questions, “Is this your first show? (if not, what was?) Why did you choose to do the musical at IHMS? What was the hardest part of the audition process?” She told me that this is not her first show (Seussical was). She loves to perform, and that is why she did Matilda. “The hardest part of the audition process was the first audition because I was very nervous to sing in front of all the teachers.”
I also interviewed Emma Hobick, who plays Miss Honey. Emma answered the same questions I asked Senecca. This is Emma’s third show; she is doing Matilda because she loves singing and performing, and for her, “It’s hard to find a song that makes you shine and fits the role you are trying to get!”
Finally, I interviewed Remy Barnard. She is playing Agatha Trunchbull, the villain of the musical. Again, I asked her the same questions as before. She was in Cinderella last year, and she is doing Matilda because she gets to interact with and meet new people while singing, acting, and dancing. Remy thought the audition process felt pretty easy, “…you just show up with a song prepared and sing/dance your heart out.” She thought the hardest part, though, was believing in yourself, but she wants people to know that once you do that, impressing everyone else will feel so much easier.
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