The XXXI edition of the School Theater Exhibition begins.
The works, which can be seen during the month of May, from May 13 to 31, at 11 am, at the Ramón Alonso Luzzy Cultural Center, will be performed by 290 young actors and actresses, divided into 12 groups.
The exhibition, organized by the Department of Education of the City of Cartagena, has started this morning, May 13, with the work of IES Elcano 'High School Musical'.
The play, based on the Disney movie, is adapted and directed by Francisco Peña.
The works will last between 50-60 minutes and will be aimed at ESO and Bachillerato students.
On this occasion, the Feliciano Saura centers, IES Mediterráneo, Primitiva López, Prolam Astus, IES Elcano, IES Ben Arabi and the Center for People with Disabilities of La Unión, were the attendees of 'High School Musical'.
The Councilor for Education, Mercedes García, who has also attended this theatrical show, explained that thanks to the theater "the participants raise their self-esteem and confidence, improve their diction and vocalization, work as a team, lose their fear of ridicule and learn of the classic texts and they know them ".
In addition, the works that will be performed in May will be the following: 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang', 'The Island of Feelings',' The Treasure of Black Beard ',' Around the World in 80 Days', 'Merlin , The Enchanter ',' The Lion King ',' Red apples', 'Smell a cat', 'Stiff hairs and the island of little thing', 'Why do birds die?', 'The Circus of Horror' and 'Paula's dream'.
They will be interpreted by students from CEE Primitiva López, Miralmonte School, Sacred Heart of Jesus School, CEIP José María Lapuerta, CEIP Atalaya, CEIP Our Lady of the Sea, Pedro Peñalver IES, Vicente Medina CEIP, La Asomada CEIP, CEIP Ciudad Jardín and CEIP Virgen del Carmen.
A team of monitors specialized in theater advise the team of young actors and actresses of each center who, together with the teachers responsible for the activity, rehearse and work on the chosen work throughout the course, as well as the making of costumes and sets in the one involving fathers and mothers who collaborate in the accomplishment of the props of the work.
On this occasion, the monitor was José Salguero, although in the rest of the works, Javier Vilar, Raquel Torres and Alejandro Rodríguez will also participate.
The XXXI Sample of School Theater will end on May 31 with the Closing.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena