Posted by: hannaheath on 03/21/2008 07:56 PM
Updated by: Kim_Hamilton on 04/17/2008 08:24 AM
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"Rebel Without a Cause" Opening Weekend April 17th!~By Hanna Heath
Angels Camp, CA…. Rebel Without a Cause is a film that sympathetically views rebellious, American, restless, misunderstood, middle-class youth. The Bret Harte High School Drama department will dramatically act out this 1950’s film on stage this coming April. The play is based on the tale of youthful defiance, which could have been exploitative - but wasn't, provides a rich, but stylized (and partly out-dated) look at the world of the conformist mid-1950s from the perspective of the main adolescent male character - a troubled teen with ineffectual parents, who faces a new school environment.Read inside for more details…..
 
Alex Stoicheff a drama student from Bret Harte plays a rebellious teenager (Jim Stark) who comes to a new town, meets a girl, defies his parents, and faces the local high school bullies. It sought to portray the existing decay of youth in Middle America, critique parental style, and expose the rift between two generations. Amelia Durante from Bret Harte plays Judy Brown, the mysterious girl that Jim Stark meets.
The play begins with Stark brought into the police station for public drunkenness. His mother, father and grandmother come to get him, and the film's central dilemma is introduced. Jim's parents are frequently quarreling, both in front of him and behind his back. Often the father is the one who tries to stand up for Jim; however, Jim's mother, a naturally pushy woman, easily overpowers him and always wins out; Jim feels betrayed both by this fighting and by his father's lack of backbone, leading to feelings of unrest and displacement.
“This is our second week of practice and we have been progressing very well. I believe the primary audience for this play is teenagers. Teens will be able to relate to this play,” shared drama teacher Mr. Barker.
The play will start its production in the Bret Harte theater on April 17th and will continue through the 19th. Come and enjoy this 1950’s teenage reenactment.
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