Albion High School Drama Department performs Cinderella

Photos by Tom Rivers

ALBION – Ella Trupo is the Fairy Godmother and D Johnson is the coachman in Albion High School Drama Department’s production of Cinderella on Friday night. There are two more shows today at noon and 7 p.m. in the Middle School Auditorium.

In this scene, the Fairy Godmother uses her magic to transform a pumpkin into a carriage. She sings, “It’s Possible.” The Fairy Godmother also used magic to turn small animals into horses to pull the carriage and transformed Cinderella’s dress into an elegant gown for the Prince’s Ball.

The production caps off a busy season of school musicals in Orleans County. All five districts performed full-length shows in the past two weeks.

Mallory Kozody is Cinderella and Zack Baron is Prince Christopher. They dance at the ball. Christopher reluctantly participated in the ball, not expecting to fall in love. But he feels a romantic connection with Cinderella.

Kozody and Baron are both seniors and have been in the Albion musicals since middle school.

Cinderella’s mean stepsisters are played by Mallory Ashbery, left, as Grace and Julia Button as Joy. Grace is pulling Joy’s hair. Grace is often itching her arms and Joy has a very obnoxious laugh. They are shown singing “Stepsisters’ Lament.” They are both jealous watching the prince dance with a beautiful, but oddly familiar girl.

Sawyer Brigham plays Lionel and has big news to share with the villagers: the prince is giving a ball. Lionel is the servant of Prince Christopher and his parents, King Maximilian and Queen Constantina.

Al Hand is Queen Constantina and unleashes a long scroll of invited guests for the prince’s ball, which the prince (Zack Baron) is not happy about. He agrees to attend only if his parents then let him pursue love on his own terms. Gideon Pask, left, is King Maximilian.

Mallory Kozody spins as Cinderella’s rags and transformed into a sparkling gown.

Phoebe Allen plays Stepmother who has a crush on Lionel, who heads throughout the kingdom with a glass slipper after Cinderella bolted at the ball after the clock struck midnight. After the Stepsisters’ feet didn’t fit the slipper, Stepmother wanted to try.