Willy Wonka would be proud. Students in grade six, seven and eight from ten Huntsville-area schools gathered at Trinity United Church on February 14 to create giant, scrumdidilyumptious chocolate bars – not edible, alas – for the Huntsville Festival of the Arts (HFA) upcoming production of Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka.
Three or four students from each school – Huntsville Public, Irwin Memorial, Muskoka Christian School, Muskoka Montessori School, Pine Glen, Riverside, Saint Mary’s, Spruce Glen, Tawingo College, and VK Greer – worked together to design and create colourful bars for display around town in advance of the show’s opening night on March 31.
“They were all well prepared (for the workshop),” said Carol Gibson, Chair of HFA’s Education Committee, who praised the student for their creative vision. The committee hosted a similar, successful workshop last year for the musical TEN! and chose to run it again because the project complements the art and marketing components in the students’ curriculum.
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- (From left) Tawingo College students Ethan Staples, Jasper Varieur and Ben Maduri
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- Montessori students Roxy Welsh (left) and Rory McCabe
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- Charlie Maslin (left) and Zack Varieur from Tawingo College
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- Andrea Hill (left) and Jane Miller from Muskoka Montessori School
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- Pine Glen students Raili Makela (left) and Lexa Madill
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- Irwin Memorial students Emma Parsons (left) and Dylan Hooey
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- (From left) Maia Warden, Grace Kujala and Deahlia Miller from Pine Glen
A member of the musical’s production team was on hand to talk to the students about the process of creating props and brought a giant gate, one that looks sturdy but is made of styrofoam, to show not all as it often appears on stage.
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- (From left) Spruce Glen students Shelbie Schumacher, Alexus Martin-Smith, Chloe Punkari and Ella Cushman
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- HPS students Anwyn Westgarth (left) and Karrisa Lindsay
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- Riverside students (from left) Aila Kilmer, Hannah Freitas Nissenthall and Lily Williamson
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- Hannah Peitsch (left) and Charlotte MacDonald from St. Mary’s
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- VK Greer students (from left) Jacob Hill, Jacob Hunter and Sydney Brinklow
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- (From left) Carlie McDougall, Hailey Stephenson and Erin Vanderstelt from Muskoka Christian School
Opening night for HFA’s production of Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka is Friday, March 31 with a total of six performances culminating with a matinee on Sunday, April 9. Tickets can be purchased at the Algonquin Theatre or online at www.huntsvillefestival.on.ca.
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