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Orr's Rising Stars bring ArtReach's 'The Reluctant Dragon' to life
TAMI MOSSER Staff Writer, The Daily Record

ORRVILLE -- They're called the Rising Stars, and this time, they're going to tell a tale about a dragon.

The youth theater division of the Orrville Community Theater will present "The Reluctant Dragon" on Saturday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 23, at 2:30 p.m. at the theater in the Save-A-Lot Plaza on Hostetler Road in Orrville.

A minimum $5 donation per person is asked for tickets, which are available at the door or by calling 330-439-2051.

According to director Staci Hochstrasser, "The Reluctant Dragon" is "the story of a king who hears there's a dragon and wants him killed, but then realizes he is a nice dragon and wants to save him."

"12-member cast has kids ranging in age from 7-12."
Reluctant Dragon in ArtReach's play Students Perform in classic play
A Children's Theatre, Mesilla, Las Cruces NM - ArtReach's The Reluctant Dragon

The play is based on an 1898 children's story by Kenneth Grahame and formed the outline of a 1941 Disney film. The script being used by the Rising Stars cast has been adapted by Kathryn Schultz Miller and is offered through ArtReach Children's Theater Plays.

The 12-member cast includes children ranging in age from 7-12, Hochstrasser said. "We have kids from Wooster, Orrville and Norton, Wadsworth," she said, "so we have them from a lot of surrounding areas." 

"It helps get them out of their shyness."
Children's Playscript for Reluctant Dragon Reluctant Dragon written for kids to perform
A Children's Theatre, Mesilla, Las Cruces NM - ArtReach's The Reluctant Dragon

The idea, the director said, is not just to learn lines, go on stage and say them. The Rising Stars program is, rather, a workshop-type experience in which young actors can learn their craft and it is hoped they have fun, too. "It helps get them out of their shyness and their shells," Hochstrasser said.

Following "The Reluctant Dragon," will be the organization's annual Christmas musical, "Christmas Double Play," which will be performed Dec. 2, 3, 9 and 10 at 7 p.m. and Dec. 4 and 11 at 2:30 p.m. For more information, contact the theater at 330-439-2051.

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