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Malibu surfside news | November 9, 2017 | 27
James
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“ ... It’s an added bonus,
I feel, and it helps to teach
our students about community
service in a way.”
Plaia thinks all ages will
enjoy the show, which is set
in the early 1900s steampunk
era, making for interesting
costumes and a conceptual
set. Puppets, which were
created by a woman in Texas,
portay insects early on in
the show before they grow
to blossom to actors (Juliette
Larsen as Spider, Gina Marcellino
as Ladybug, Ava Ray
as Grasshopper, Nina Gonzalez
as Centipede and India
Lee as Earthworm).
“Visually, it’s not this
huge spectacle, but it’s really
interesting,” Plaia said.
“It’s sort of stripped down
in a way.”
The lead role in the show,
as the name suggests, belongs
to James, portrayed
by junior William Hammond,
who is taking on his
first leading role in his three
years of theater.
“The essence and the innocence
of James is why I
cast William,” Plaia said.
“He’s just the sweetest,
sweetest kid.”
Holding up the villaneous
half of the show are
James’ aunts, portrayed by
Winona Weber (Aunt Spiker)
and Claire Anneet (Aunt
Sponge).
“Those have been really
fun characters for those
girls to portray,” Plaia said.
In the written story, Plaia
said there has been some
controversy over the aunts’
deaths, and that was something
Malibu High’s version
puts a twist on.
“We portray [that] they
are dead to James, because
he could then get away
from them and go on with
his life,” Plaia said.
Just as the way in which
Malibu presents a production
is important, picking
a production is a task that
Plaia takes quite seriously.
She admits that the high
school typically opts for
edgy, current shows, though
they have done “Charlotte’s
Web” and “Beauty and the
Beast” in the past.
But this year, with an
energetic group of new theater
students, Plaia mulled
her options.
“I always select the
shows, whether it’s a musical
or a play ... I pick something
that I feel is a good
choice for the group of kids
that are there at a time,”
Plaia said. “ ... There was
just an energy about this
group that this felt like the
right show.”
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