| GBDSS presents Matilda: The Musical | http://gbd.scdsb.on.ca/about-us/news/school-news/188 | GBDSS presents Matilda: The Musical | <span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><img src="/PublishingImages/Lists/LocalNews/AllItems/Matilda%20(Facebook%20Post).png" alt="Matilda (Facebook Post).png" style="margin:5px;" /><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Georgian Bay District Secondary School is thrilled to present their first in-person school play since the pandemic.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> Matilda: The Musical</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> is being performed to live in-person audiences from May 26 - 28. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:#000000;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Two dozen students in the cast have been rehearsing for months to present this fun musical retelling of Roald Dahl’s heartwarming tale of a special little girl with an extraordinary imagination. A full live band made up of 10 student musicians helps to bring the show richly to life.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:#000000;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:calibri, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">About the Show</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:#000000;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri, sans-serif;color:#212121;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Inspired by the twisted genius of Roald Dahl, the Tony Award-winning </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri, sans-serif;color:#212121;background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri, sans-serif;color:#212121;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> is the captivating masterpiece from the Royal Shakespeare Company that revels in the anarchy of childhood, the power of imagination and the spiring story of a girl who dreams of a better life.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:19pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri, sans-serif;color:#212121;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Matilda is a little girl with astonishing wit, intelligence and psychokinetic powers. She's unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher, the highly loveable Miss Honey. Over the course of her first term at school, Matilda and Miss Honey have a profound effect on each other's lives, as Miss Honey begins not only to recognize but also appreciate Matilda's extraordinary personality. Matilda's school life isn't completely smooth sailing, however – the school's mean headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, hates children and just loves thinking up new punishments for those who don't abide by her rules. But Matilda has courage and cleverness in equal amounts, and could be the school pupils' saving grace!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:calibri, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Performance Info</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:calibri, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Thursday, May 26</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:calibri, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:calibri, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:calibri, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">7pm</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:calibri, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Friday, May 27</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:calibri, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:calibri, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:calibri, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">7pm</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:calibri, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Saturday, May 28</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:calibri, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:calibri, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:calibri, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">1pm and 7pm</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:calibri, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Tickets are available at <a href="https://sites.google.com/scdsb.on.ca/gbdssdrama/home">www.GBDSSDrama.com</a></span></p><div><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:calibri, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><br></span></div></span><p><br></p> | | | |