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Heatly freshman lands role in Capital Rep’s
To Kill a Mockingbird
Heatly
freshman, Teigin Legault, will be playing the role of “Scout” in Harper
Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird at the Capital Repertory Theatre in Albany
throughout the month of March.
Legault has participated in Capital Rep’s S.T.A.R. summer program, as
well as Capital Area Productions where she had parts in musicals, such
as Alice in Wonderland, Really Rosie, Annie Jr. and
High School Musical
II. She is excited to hone her acting skills in her first professional
drama.
“When people go to musicals they don’t necessarily pay attention to what
people are saying, they’re more interested in the music. In a drama they
listen to what the characters have to say,” said Legault. “I put
pressure on myself to do better in practice, especially since I have
such a talented cast to learn from.”
Legault has been practicing for six hours a day, six days a week, all
while attending school at Heatly. Now that the show is drawing closer,
she will be doing all of her school work at home between rehearsals.
“Because Heatly is a small school, they’re giving me the opportunity to
participate in this, which I really appreciate,” adds Legault.
Regarded as an American literary classic, To Kill a Mockingbird follows
two parallel stories – the courageous act of Atticus Finch to defend a
wrongly accused black man, and the loss of innocence of Scout, Jem and
Dill as they begin to learn about racial injustice and social class
distinctions within their own community. The story occurs in the deep
South during the Great Depression, 30 years before the civil rights
movement transformed attitudes towards racism in the United States.
Maggie Mancinelli-Cahill will direct the cast of 26 professional and
non-professional actors. Preview performances begin on Friday, Feb. 26
and end on March 2, 2010. Opening night is Wednesday, March 3, and the
production will run through March 28, 2010. Tuesday – Thursday
performances begin at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 3 p.m.
and 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. During the final week of the run,
March 22-28, public performances are only on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.,
Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30
p.m. Tickets range in price from $27-$44 and are available by calling
the box office at 518-445-7469 or e-mailing
boxoffice@capitalrep.org. For more information, call the box office
or visit
www.capitalrep.org.
Heatly students in grades 9-12 will be going to see the play during the
school day on March 12 at the Capital Repertory Theatre.
