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Eight weeks of preparation, twenty members, thirteen tutus, and a lot of creativity all came together on Friday, April 8th at the Fashion and Performing Art Club’s variety show entitled Fashion in Wonderland. This performance was the culmination of the efforts of many people at Franklin. The group started by watching the movie Alice in Wonderland and based their ideas for the show around that theme. The members decided their favorite parts were the tea party and the scene involving the confrontation between the Queen of Hearts and Alice so they choose to include them in the show. Interspersed between those skits were a few dance routines, a step performance, and a fashion show. The show started off when a schoolgirl (Jataya Riley) was given the assignment of reading Alice in Wonderland. She decided to make her task more interesting by making the tale her own. From there, the story began as Alice (Aminah Timmons) started to chase the White Rabbit (Jackie Umana) through Wonderland. In her search for the White Rabbit, Alice stumbled upon a dance based on a Mardi Gras theme and then a dance based on a Broadway theme. The dancers put a lot of effort into their routines and in helping make their costumes. The practice was apparent in the show. Finally, Alice caught up with the White Rabbit at the Mad Hatter’s (Kamal Brown) birthday tea party extravaganza. Kamal Brown’s enthusiasm from the start made him the clear choice in auditions for the role and his energy on stage made the skit entertaining. In addition to the antics of the Mad Hatter, part of the party included a fashion show. The Master of Ceremonies (Anthony Canas) announced the girls as they came out one by one to strut their stuff and show off their outfits. The beautifully made costumes were created by Ms. Carol Petit, Ms. Morgan Mazile, and Ms. Melissa Arnzen. Their efforts in writing the script, organizing the kids, and creating costumes as well as scenery made the show possible. Their contributions should be commended. Following the fashion show was the most dramatic scene involving the standoff between the Queen of Hearts (Josephine Kome) and Alice. Josephine and Aminah each played their characters perfectly. Josephine was sinisterly aggressive and Aminah was sweet. They were spotted many times rehearsing their lines leading up to the show and they perfected their characters. Overall, this was an excellent effort by the staff, the members, and the parents. Many parents showed up in full force to support their children and the program. People were still talking about the show on Monday. Principal Scheidet said she heard, “wonderful things” and there were requests to perform the show again as an assembly for the rest of the school. Photos from the event are located here Online Gallery
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