SPRING VALLEY – In a magical kingdom, there loomed an ancient and ominous castle poking out of a constant mist. The lord of this castle was simply known as “The Beast” (Christopher Harney). He was by all accounts a very handsome, but a very arrogant and selfish, prince until he fell under the spell of an Enchantress (Tiffany Schultz) who transformed him into a hideous Beast. He would remain as such until the spell was broken when he learned to “love another and earn their love in return” before the last petal of an enchanted rose fell. 

Into this tale entered the beautiful and studious Belle (Lindsey Bundgaard) who lived in the quaint and quiet village far below the forbidding castle walls. She lived comfortably, but with a dash of restlessness, with her brilliant but eccentric father Maurice (Wade Gardner). Belle and Maurice unfortunately crossed paths with the ferocious Beast inside the dark and craggy castle walls. Maurice was imprisoned there until Belle bravely came to his rescue and offered herself up to take his place within the prison bars, but only if she promised to remain there forever. 

The scene was set for Belle to remain with the confines of the castle forever under the watch eye of the hideous Beast and his quirky castle staff.  Does Belle remain imprisoned in the castle prison forever? Does the Beast ever find true love?

Join the cast of this summer’s Spring Valley Stagehands musical production of “Beauty and the Beast,” directed by Ann Turner and Gary Lukes, to find the answers to those probing questions. Show dates are at 7 p.m. July 11–13, 16, 18–20 with matinees at 2 p.m. July 14 and 21. Tickets can be reserved online at svstagehands.org or purchased at the door one hour before the show begins, if tickets are still available. Ticket prices are $15 for adults and $12 for seniors 65 and older and children 12 and under. 

This beloved show is timeless with music and dancing that you will remember long after the curtain closes. Feel free to check out the Stagehands website at svstagehands.org for behind the scene pictures of this show’s production.

Disney's Beauty and the Beast is presented through special arrangement and licensing with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.  www.mtishows.com

Submitted by Lori Peterson and Gary Lukes, Spring Valley Stagehands