Southpointe Academy presents The Madwoman of Chaillot this week.
The comedy was originally written in 1943, notes director and Southpointe drama teacher Greg Kean.
"This madwoman of Chaillot, she lives in a dream. She lives in the Victorian era in her head, and thinks everything is wonderful every day," he says.
She becomes more aware of the greed and corporate malfeasance in the world after stumbling into a plot hatched by a group of businessmen who are looking to extract oil from beneath the city. She then sets out to stop them.
In deciding which play to perform, Kean says there were a lot he liked with a cast of eight or 12. This one, with a cast of 30, provided the most opportunity for students to take part, says Kean, who noted the school's acting program is growing. Grade 11 student Grace Wilson plays the madwoman. Her character is very intent on making the world a happy and good place, she says.
Wilson says she's enjoying the role.
"It's nice to come after school and have an hour or an hour and a half of just playing this character and getting everything out, not having to be yourself, not having to worry about normal school stuff, or work, or anything like that."
The Madwoman of Chaillot runs tomorrow to Saturday at Southpointe Academy in Tsawwassen. Show times are 7 p.m. tomorrow and Saturday and 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Tickets are $10 and available in the school lobby or at the door.
