You Don’t Have to Go Through the Wardrobe for a Sneak Peek into Narnia
You can immerse yourself in the magical fantasy world of Narnia at the June Bug Center’s black box theater today, Saturday January 25 and tomorrow at 2:00. The live performance will also be presented next Friday January 31st at 7:00, Saturday at 2:00 and 7:00 and Sunday at 2:00.
A cast of young actors with the New River Theater Guild and the play’s director Justin Linville invite the community to join them “for an enchanting journey to a magical land of endless wonder, where bravery, friendship, and the fight for good take center stage.”
I read the C.S. Lewis classic The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe and all the Narnia books out loud to my sons when they were little, and we actually have a lamppost that looks like the one where Lucy met Tumnus the fawn in our yard, purposely bought and placed there to infuse our property with a bit of magic.
I have a special fondness for Tumnus the fawn. Here he is serving Lucy tea after their first meeting at the lamppost.
I sat next to Leilani’s mom in the theater last night. She was excited about her daughter’s first acting performance. Leilani, who was the youngest cast member, and a confident cast addition, played an elf and the white stag (pictured above).
Under the spell of the White Witch, it’s always winter and never Christmas in Narnia. Here she is after capturing Lucy’s brother Edmund and putting him under a spell with Turkish Delight candy.
There are great costumes and lots of well-choreographed sword fights.
There are mythical creatures and talking animals who help the sons and daughters of Eve, and Father Christmas makes an appearance.
There is an emotional sacrifice and resurrection.
And finally an uplifting ending. ___Colleen Redman