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Snow Child
Snow girl comes to life in MHS play based on Russian folk tale
Katya (Laura Garcia) and her husband Dimitri (Drew Sullivan) begin to see mysterious changes in the snow girl that Dimitri sculpted from snow on a hill outside their home.
"Snow Child," a play based on Russian folk lore, will be presented by the Madras High School Drama Club on two weekends in February.
Performances will be Saturday, Feb. 6, at 2 p.m and 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 13, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 14, at 2 p.m., in the MHS commons. Admission is $5.
Once upon a time in faraway Russia, the villagers believed that every New Year the fairy Babuska would grant every worthy person their special wish for the holiday season.
In the village lived a toymaker, Dimitri, and his wife, Katya, who were sad because they did not have any children.
One night, Dimitri made a wish that he might find a way to make Katya happy.
Like magic, an idea comes to him to form a child from the ice and snow outside their tiny cottage.
When Katya saw the snow girl, she was delighted and wished with all her heart that the little snow child could be a real girl.
And that's when the real magic begins in this play filled with genuine warmth and tenderness, said director Dorian Haugen.
Neighbors gather at the home of Katya and Dimitri.
The blue cast includes: Laura Garcia as "Katya," Jessica Stinson as "Anushka," Stephanie Stovall as "Irena," Isabel Garcia as "Sonya," Miahna Corella as "Masha," Drew Sullivan as "Dimitri," Kesh Phillips as "Pavel," and Nicole Chartrand as the "Snow Child."
The red cast includes: Laura Garcia as "Katya," Anjenette Morin as "Anushka," Amanda Wells as "Irena," Isabel Garcia as "Sonya," Jamie Rudd as "Masha," Drew Sullivan as Dimitri," Kesh Phillips as "Pavel," and Allison Adams as the "Snow Child."
The assistant director is Jessica Pineda, and the light director is Jason Guzman.