The only thing missing will be the orchestra pit when Conway High School’s student thespians perform the Broadway musical Bright Star May 3-5. They’ll have a live bluegrass band on stage instead, complete with banjo, fiddle and stand-up bass, to perform the musical created by actor/banjo player Steve Martin and musician Edie Brickell.
“If you knew my story, you’d have a good story to tell,” Alice sings in the opening number of “Bright Star,” the University of Montana’s School of Theatre and Dance’s
QUINCY Quincy Valley Allied Arts will tell a story of love, bad choices, their consequences and ultimate redemption starting Friday night. “Bright Star” will run for three weekends, with a matinee Feb. 10, at the Quincy High School Performing Arts Center, 403 Jackrabbit St.
Showtimes are 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 2 and 3, and Feb. 9. A matinee is scheduled for 2 p.m. Feb. 10.
Director Brian Higgins said he was attracted to the story by the journey taken by the characters.
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