Beloved classic comes to life
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Concord Christian School students, from left, Abigail Daughtery, Lucas Howell and Jonah Dewald are prepping to headline the cast in CCS’s production of “The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe,” which runs from Thursday, Nov. 5, through Saturday, Nov. 7, in First Baptist Concord’s Worship Center, 11704 Kingston Pike. - Photo submitted
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A cast of 45 Concord Christian students will take to the stage for the production of “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” which takes place Thursday and Friday, Nov. 5-6, and 2 p.m. matinee, Saturday, Nov. 7, in the First Baptist Concord’s Worship Center, 11704 Kingston Pike. - Photo submitted
Concord Christian School’s high school theater class will present its production of “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” 6 p.m., Thursday and Friday, Nov. 5-6, and 2 p.m. matinee, Saturday, Nov. 7, in the First Baptist Concord’s Worship Center, 11704 Kingston Pike.
Tickets are $20 each and are available to the public. They can be purchased online or at the door.
“The production features students in ninth through 12th grades,” said Natalie Ebnet, production director and theater teacher for the Upper School.
“Mrs. Abigail Sensing, our musical theater director, is serving as assistant director for this production,” Ebnet said. “She will be directing our spring musical, ‘The Pirates of Penzance.’
“We have 45 students involved in the cast and production,” she said. “This year, for the first time, we also have a student assistant director, Austin DeMerchant, a senior.”
Leading the cast are Jonah Dewald as Peter, Kensley Jennings as Susan, Lucas Howell as Edmund and Abigail Daugherty as Lucy.
Dramatized by Joseph Robinette from the novel by C.S. Lewis, “we selected ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ for several reasons,” Ebnet said. “It is a beloved classic cherished across generations. Our fourth-grade classes at CCS read the book, so the play offers a meaningful way to connect their classroom learning with live theater.
“The story carries powerful themes of forgiveness, redemption, self-sacrifice, family, resilience, courage in the face of fear and the triumph of good over evil,” she said. “With such a large class, it also gives many students valuable stage experience,” Ebnet said. “Our department hopes this production will help students continue growing in their love of theater.
“We aim to bring the story to life in a way that ignites imaginations, warms hearts and reminds everyone that light always overcomes the dark,” she added.
