NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance will present the musical “Goosebumps” March 6-10 in the A.A. Fredericks Auditorium. Performance time is 7:30 p.m. on March 6-9 with a 2 p.m. performance on March 10. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for children and senior citizens. NSU, BPCC@NSU and Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts students are admitted free with a current student I.D.
Robert Richoux is the director. Dr. Sloan Artis is the musical director and Pia Wyatt is the choreographer.
On a fall day, the Woods Mills Middle School drama teacher Ms. Walker announces the Fall musical, and that this year’s production, “The Phantom of the Auditorium,” would be scary. Brooke, Zeke and friends hear rumors that a ghost roams the halls, and everyone is a little freaked out to be doing a scary play.
“The show is very fun and spooky and will be a treat for kids, adults will enjoy it as well,” said Richoux. “It is very representative of the Goosebumps Book series as well as the TV show. The show is not meant to be scary, but it is meant to be spooky.”
Richoux has directed Summer Dinner Theatre shows and will be directing his first main stage musical.
“It has been an amazing experience,” he said. “In the summer, my design team is usually a few people, but for this show we have a full design team, so it is my first show with a full design team with I am super excited about. I have spent the last year thinking about nothing but ‘Goosebumps the Musical.’ I listen non-stop to the soundtrack and have read the show 100 times. The students have been working very hard on blocking, choreography and singing. The show looks and sounds great.”
The cast is Elizabeth Cook of Alexandria as Brooke, J. Cole Becton of Lake Charles as Zeke, Kwincy Pierre of Lafayette as Brian, Mia Rodriguez of Alexandria as Tina, Phoenix Aura Woods of Lafayette as Mrs. Walker, Jackson Holoubek of Shreveport as Emile, Tyler Sibley of Alexandria as Steve, Damari Padilla of Lafayette as Corey, Ava Schorr of Thibodaux as Cami and Leslie Israel of Lake Charles as Anna. Members of the ensemble are Dylan Freeman and Mycah Francis of Lake Charles, Preston Rasco of Baton Rouge and Mallory Speir of Pineville.
William Sawyer is the scenic designer and Elizabeth Guy Lofton is the costume designer. Raleigh Lusignan of Metairie is the props designer and Naiomy Perez Del Valle of Arecibo, Puerto Rico, is the lighting designer. Collin Walker of Colfax is the sound designer and Annie Giselle Rivera Contreras of San Pedro Sula, Honduras is the stage manager.
