Ravinia Family Fun Guide 2019

22 R A V I N I A FA M I LY F U N G U I D E KIDS CONCERTS : a.m. / : p.m. / : p.m. Saturday, September : a.m. / : p.m. / : p.m. Sunday, September Bennett Gordon Hall The Performer’s School ‘Getting to Know’ Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella The Performer’s School is a premier performance studio for young people, specializing in improving their self-confidence, self-awareness, skills, and creativity as they embark on a journey through the performing arts. Its students have appeared in such productions as Elf and The King and I at the Marriott Theatre, A Christmas Story and Mary Poppins at Paramount Theatre, The Secret Garden at Court Theatre, and Anne Frank at Writers Theater, as well as with Lyric Opera of Chicago, Drury Lane Oakbrook, Light Opera Works, and Broadway Playhouse. Come and enjoy some of The Performer’s School‘s best talent as they perform “Getting to Know” Rodgers and Hammerstein‘s Cinderella . This classic tale will be told in just  minutes, and after your theatrical experience, you can meet the actors in the lobby! With its fresh new take on the beloved tale of a young woman who is transformed from a chambermaid into a princess, this hilarious and romantic edition of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella combines the story’s classic elements – glass slippers, pumpkin, and a beautiful ball – along with some surprising twists. More than just a pretty face with the right shoe size, this Cinderella is a contemporary figure living in a fairytale setting. She is a spirited young woman with savvy and soul who doesn’t let her rags or her gowns trip her up in her quest for kindness, compassion, and forgiveness. She longs to escape the drudgery of her work at home and instead works to make the world a better place. She not only fights for her own dreams, but forces the prince to open his eyes to the world around him and realize his dreams too.