Arts & Entertainment
Spot-LYTE Debuts Spring Break Shows
The crowd was captivated by Cinderella, Cinderella and the Road to Forever
The Spot-LYTE Company opened its Spring Break performances, Cinderella, Cinderella and The Road to Forever before a delighted crowd Wednesday in Gallery W-16 at the Workhouse Arts Center.
Cinderella, Cinderella is an interactive spin on the classic fairytale. Children from the audience were invited on stage to help Cinderella clean the house, prepare for the royal ball and dance at the ball themselves. It was the children in the audience who helped the prince figure out that Cinderella’s evil step-mother had locked her away so she couldn’t try on the glass slipper.
Molly Kaufman played Cinderella with the perfect combination of sweetness and backbone. Connor Butler was charming as Prince Harry and the rest of the cast played their parts with polish and professionalism.
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The seventeen year-old Kaufman plans to attend a New York conservatory program on full scholarship this summer and hopes to pursue the fine arts as a career.
“I hope to act and possibly do some writing,” Kaufman said.
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The children in attendance were thrilled with their involvement in Cinderella and captivated by the performance overall.
“The kids (in the audience)… I thrive off their energy,” Kaufman said.
The Road to Forever is a world premier that tells the story of the brave and scrappy Liouba who ventures into the confusing and dangerous world of Forever to retrieve her friend Ilya who was accidentally sent there. Hannah Sandler played Liouba with grace and guts, Adam Workman played Kostya with warmth and humor and Andrew Scutt was wise and complicated as Vaska.
Scutt is 22 years-old and while he works at Navy Federal and attends school part time for sign language interpretation, he knows acting will always be a part of his life.
“I want to keep doing it,” Scutt said. “What I love is watching kids have imagination. You may not be able to be Peter Pan in real life, but you can play him on stage.”
Both shows run through April 23rd. Performances are at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.; the shows flip timeslots depending on the day. All tickets are $5. For more information, click here.
