Performance Review - Sydney Taylor

My youngest sister attends SCAPA and last weekend they put on a production of Oliver! Though Holly is a creative writing major and not drama, all the 4th and 5th graders were given ensemble parts. My sister played an orphan child in the performance. Oliver! is about an orphan child who runs away from the orphanage he lives in and teams up with a group of boys trained to be pickpockets.

The kids in SCAPA are truly very talented for the age group they represent. My sister is friends with the girl who played Nancy (an eighth grader) and she had a very impressive range and acting ability. The boy who played Oliver was younger, but also very talented. The performance was put on at the Lexington Opera House and had quality set pieces for an elementary school performance.

The children's British accents were great, especially since they only rehearsed for about six weeks. The performance wasn't a professional show, but the girl who played Nancy belonged in a professional cast.