John McGinnis students will take audiences down where the seaweed sways under the sea with their April production of The Little Mermaid. The heart-warming Disney tale of Arial, a young mermaid who gives up her exquisite voice to walk with man on land, has been under construction at the junior secondary since the fall, and will be staged from April 9 to 12.
“This is an extra-curricular thing for the students so we could draw from the best talent this school has to offer,” said drama teacher and the show’s director Steve Baker.
“We had over 30 people audition for the part of Arial. We were looking for a really strong voice because the story’s all about a girl who has a magnificent voice and loses it. We couldn’t have an Arial with a weak voice.”