FHS Theatre stages super-hero adventure
Cast members rehearse for Flathead High School's production of "Mirror of Most Value: A Ms. Marvel Play." Performances are Feb. 18 and 19 at 6:27 p.m., with a special matinee Feb. 19 at 1 p.m.
Flathead High School Theatre brings the magic of the Marvel Universe to life in the family-friendly production of “Mirror of Most Value: A Ms. Marvel Play” Feb. 18 and 19 at 6:27 p.m., with a special matinee performance Feb. 19 at 1 p.m., in the David M. Hashley Theatre.
Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for children, students and senior citizens, available in the FHS main office and Photo Video Plus. Any remaining tickets will be sold at the door.
While trying to keep her identity as Ms. Marvel a secret, teenager Kamala Kamala is trying to balance her life as a typical high school student by day and with her Avenger-adjacent alter ego. Worried about Ms. Marvel’s lack of social media buzz, Kamala creates several fan-fiction posts about her crime fighting adventures. But when building a fandom becomes an obsession, her relationships and schoolwork begin to suffer. To become the superhero she longs to be, Kamala must overcome her own feeling of self-doubt and learn to accept herself … imperfections and all.
The play takes place as Kamala is getting used to her powers … shapeshifting and “embiggening.” In order to fit in she stretches the truth to make herself look better.
“Of course, she learns from her friends, family and the Avengers that heroes do not pretend to be someone else,” director Luke Johnson said. “I think that it sends a strong message that is relevant in teens' lives right now; how to be yourself, especially on social media and what it means to be yourself. This story is full of heroes and not just Dr. Strange, Black Widow, Captain Marvel, Iron Man and Ms. Marvel herself. The audience also sees how her teacher and mother are also real heroes.”
With the help of the FHS Technical Theatre classes, this fun one-hour show will take the audience from the real world into a colorful comic book adventure.
Written by Masi Asare, this contemporary theatrical adventure employs a cast of 23 students and nearly 20 crew members.
The cast includes Bethany Nairn, Dyson Linden, Ryan Tiet, Kadence Johnson, Elliot Brown, Connor Adcox, Sophie Hebert, Adisen Hagg, Hadley Dennison, Siarah Holden, Adina Lockwood, Gracyne Johnson, Alison Putzler, Jax Stebbins-Han, Lou Corbett, Madisyn Hall, Charis Wendle, Collin Olson, Aiden Christy, Samara Hackley, Simon Ort, Isabelle James and Rylee Houser, as Kamala Kamala.
The technical crew includes Emmerson Kaseman, Sophie Himsl, Brooklyn Plum, Iris Bruce, Grace Steindorf, Antonio Rojas, Axel Jones, Alessandro Pipelo, Andrew Johnson, Natalie Haag, Nalani Sullivan, Michael Palmer, Bethany Armstrong, James Francis, Kara Ort, Danika Luehr, Kennedy Dortch, Kara Ort and Natalie Haag.