OVER THE RAINBOW

SOUTHERN Cross Catholic College is set to transport audiences somewhere over the rainbow with their upcoming performance of The Wizard of Oz.

Students have been hard at work rehearsing after school and on weekends for months to perfect the everlasting classic.

Director Shelley Keehn said students from Years 5 to 11 make up the show.

“We have 99 in the cast and a dozen crew that are all students, which is awesome,” Ms Keehn said. “I’m very excited, I think they’re going to do amazingly, so I’m not nervous.”

Ms Keehn said the show was a little different from the classic Wizard of Oz tale.

“It’s the young performers’ edition, so it’s a little shorter, a bit sharper, the scenes are quicker so I think it’s a bit more interesting to watch because there’s a lot happening,” she said.

“( The students) are loving it, considering it’s a classic and it’s 80 years old, they’re just embracing what it means to be in it and giving it their own flavour and their own touch.”

Southern Cross Catholic College will perform three shows at Riverway Arts Centre, with tickets selling extremely fast. Performances: June 7: 7pm June 8: 11am, 7pm THURINGOWA STATE HIGH SCHOOL will perform its 31st Annual Theatre Restaurant, Zombied, on Friday, June 8, and Saturday, June 9, with a light supper performance on June 2. This lively story is set to delight all ages, following a zombie trail in an intriguing show featuring comedy, action, mystery and music. The restaurant will be prepared by Year 12 Hospitality students. Tickets are available through TryBooking, or at Thuringowa High administration. RYAN CATHOLIC COLLEGE is holding a one- night- only variety concert on Monday, May 28. The Arts Showcase 2018 will kick off at 6.30pm at the school’s Emmaus Hall. The performing arts display will feature music, dance, drama and more. The showcase is a free event. Seats are disappearing fast – remaining tickets are available through TryBooking. TOWNSVILLE GRAMMAR SCHOOL’S 2018 Middle School Production will be held on May 24- 28. The concert, entitled East o’ the Sun and West o’ the Moon: folktales from four continents, will consist of four plays: The Laughing Prince, The Seventh Mandarin, Why The Fish Laughed and The Seven Sisters. Shows will begin at 7pm each night at the Glennys Perry Performing Arts Space at the school’s North Ward Campus. Gold coin donations are invited with all proceeds going towards money the charity NQ Wildlife. For more information, contact 4722 4900. Does your school have an upcoming production? Let us know at inspiretownsville@ news. com. au