Montezuma's 'Beauty and the Beast' brings love to the stage

        The Beast (Owen Desrochers) and Belle (Addyson Probasco) find love after the curse is lifted from the Beast, who was a former prince, and his castle of characters in the Montezuma Drama Department performance of "Beauty and the Beast in early November.

        The Montezuma Drama Department presented the musical, “Beauty and the Beast” in early November.
        The musical was under the direction of Kelly Kaup and Liesl Roorda was the musical producer.
Show Synopsis
       The beloved fairytale of “Beauty and the Beast” recounts the story of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed into his former self. But time is running out. If those lessons aren’t learned soon, the Beast and his household will be doomed for all eternity.
Cast
      Talen Holland - Narrator/Bookseller; Hayley Burnett - Enchantress/Maurice; Easton Hudnut - Young Prince/Villager; Owen Desrochers – Beast; Addyson Probasco – Belle; Abbi Henkle - Villager/Wolf/Napkin; Alanna Hutchinson - Villager/Fork; Brielle Haughey - Marie/Fork; Cael Cheney - Tavern Master/Gargoyle; Carrie-Ann Maxwell - Flower Seller/Gargoyle; Dayton Reif - Baker/Monsieur D’Arque; Ella McGrane -Shepherdess/Plate; Ella Pierce - Laundry Lady/Fork; Grace Burnett - Sausage Curl Lady/Fork; Jacob Meyer - Candlemaker/Candlestick; Lexi Coder - Villager/Plate; Lydia Kramer - Villager/Fork; Nolan Hudnut -Villager/Candlestick; Tinsley Stowell - Villager/Napkin; Addi Ver Meer - Silly Girl; Letisia Wilson - Silly Girl; Lola Miller - Silly Girl; Ryanne Williams - Silly Girl; Marley Stowell - Silly Girl; Bryn Fantazia – Lefou; Ethan Desrochers – Gaston; Jayden Doll – Lumiere; Mya Smothers – Cogsworth; Isaiah Wilson – Chip; Gracie Wilson - Mrs. Potts; Taylor Wilcox – Babette; Tayler Wickham - Madame De La Grande Buche; Addilynn Ross – Wolf; Brea Cheney - Wolf/Napkin; Karley Eichenberger – Wolf; Lily Bushong - Wolf/Napkin; Adalyn Hoskins - Fork/Grand Piano; Alyssa Bos - Napkin/Broom; Amber Hindman – Plate; Annie Mathes -Fork/Footstool; Ava DeWeese - Fork/Vase of Flowers; Eli Ahrens – Candlestick; Hope Tish – Plate; Karlie Mostek – Plate; Makena Stewart – Plate; and Will Rempp – Candlestick.
      Sound - Carson VanDerHart and Madilyn Icenbice; Stage Crew - Airé Diaz, Aubree DeJoode, Bo Plants, Bryley Garber, Gertie Lally, Jordan O’Hallaran, Madelyn Longfellow and Storie Pitts; Set Construction - Pat Montag, Taylor Wilcox,  Addyson Probasco, Chevelle Reilly, Shiressa Wetering, Ava Pargeon, Emily Jo James, Sydney Nicholson, Lacie Longfellow, Solaris Kasper and Kaylin Lang; Lighting Design - Olivia Burnett; Lighting - Elise Mathes, Larry Daniels and Olivia Burnett.