On Staging

S2E1 - Carrie - Front Row Centre Players

A discussion with Kristine Astop, Director

1 year ago

Carrie Discussion

Kyle Gould sat down with Kristine Astop, Director and wearer of many hats to discuss the process of bringing Carrie to stage with all of it's technical production difficulties, presented by Front Row Centre Players.

Tickets available at https://www.artscommons.ca/whats-on/carrie-the-musical

Carrie: Based on the novel by Stephen King, this contemporary, revamped version of the 1988 musical of the same name follows Carrie White, a young woman who discovers she has telekinetic powers. Carrie is relentlessly bullied at school and terrorized by her overprotective mother at home. Things begin to look up for Carrie when classmate Sue Snell convinces her boyfriend, Tommy Ross to take Carrie to prom as a way to make amends for the cruelty she has endured; however, the school bully, Chris has other ideas and everything culminates in a disastrous and deadly night at prom.

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