For its Annual Day celebrations, the primary school section (Grades 1 to 5) of Inventure Academy presented an adaptation of the musical ‘Beauty and the Beast’. It was a show stopper and will definitely go down as one of the finest in the history of the school. It was a proud day for Inventure Academy as the entire school community, from the CEO to the housekeeping boys, pitched in to put up a show that brought the curtains down and the audience to its feet for a standing ovation!
In the run up to D-day, the children were tireless in their efforts to put up a show to rival any on Broadway! 185 students pitched in to paint props, devise costumes, sing, dance and, of course, act! Their tremendous dedication and untiring efforts paid off as on D-day one was hard put to remember that the oldest actor on stage was all of 10 years old!
Everyone and everything came together that evening to create the MAGIC that, in the words of Beauty, “… is the beauty which lies within us”. As one of the teachers so aptly said, “It was an evening of splendor, tears and euphoria – a dream coming true beyond expectations”.
In a note to the entire team, a parent of the school summed the evening up beautifully: “Congratulations to you and to your entire Inventure team (students, faculty, support staff, administrative staff, nurse and every person involved) in staging such a wonderful show. The play had good humour, great songs, beautiful dances and colourful costumes. The technical aspects: audio, visual and even smell (agarbati) effect was excellent. The projector on stage (which showed the lyrics of the songs) was also a great idea. I could see that a lot of effort had been put in by every individual and I definitely agree with your statement that this is the best Beauty and the Beast adaptation I have ever seen. A lot of little details had been looked into and planned well for the comfort of the entire Inventure team.
We had a wonderful evening with the Inventure family… please reserve two permanent first row seats for my husband and me for every entertainment by Inventure”.
Special mention must be made of the production’s guiding forces, its directors Joseph and Joel. In the face of personal loss they gave new meaning to the adage that no matter what, the show MUST go on. The evening was as much a tribute to their dedication as it was a confirmation of the strength and commitment that the Inventure Academy family has always been associated with.
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