Thank You to the Following
Production Resource Group
AJ Rose
Carter Rowe
Jessica Bosenberg
Sara Avery and Two Gals Theatricals
Wendy Ku, SHS Technical Education/Engineering Supervisor
Shannon Gagne, SHS Art Department Supervisor
Lisa Abel
Kathryn Fausel
Ken Fischer
Rebecca Saltzman
Luis Moquete and the SHS Custodial Staff
Simsbury Volunteer Fire Department
Simsbury Friends for Music and Performing Arts
The UPS Store, Simsbury
Matilda Fourth Grade Collaboration
On February 8, grade four students from across Simsbury will be treated to a one-hour performance of scenes and songs from Simsbury High School's 2023 production of Roald Dahl's Matilda, The Musical. We are very excited about inviting them into our theatre and the world of Matilda.
As part of this production, students from Tariffville Elementary, under the direction of their art teacher, Dan Rosenthal-Baxter, painted images of the Matilda characters. These will be shown before the show in a slide presentation and incorporated in other ways on the set.
Mr. Rosenthal-Baxter states, “ I briefly introduced my fourth graders, (who are currently studying portraiture) from both Mrs. Weaver's and Mrs. Jorge's classes to the story, passed out character descriptions and facial expression charts, and had students use strategies to measure for basic proportions. Students then used simple materials, and the charts to render their visions of what these colorful characters might look like and what they might be feeling.”
Congratulations to the following artists:
Matilda- Brielle D’Amore Chasse; Ethan Doolittle
Miss Honey- Halima Haidara; Piper Mcallister
Mrs. Wormwood- Karla Parker; Sade Denis
Mr. Wormwood- Zahki Coachman; Aiden Paterson; Maxum Van Camp
Agatha Trunchbull- Greyson Hoye; Ryan Turisco
Mrs. Phelps- Za’Nylah Ward; Michaela Woronecki
Michael- Kylie Lewis;
Lavender- Mallory Barnett
Bruce- Cody Denalsky; Jeremiah Velasquez
Amanda- Sydney Bell
Eric- Bentley Brown; Thomas Woronecki
Nigel- Michael DiMascio; Bodie Masson
Tommy- Landon Hamel
Matilda’s Friend- Domenic DiMascio
