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The Bismarck State College Theatre group performed “Jekyll & Hyde, the Musical” from October 17-20 at the Sidney J. Lee Auditorium in Schafer Hall. The ensemble involved BSC students and community members. Auditions for the musical took place in August, giving the theatre group eight weeks to prepare for the performance.
Traditionally, BSC Theatre performs musicals in the spring. Associate Professor of Technical Theatre Dean Bellin explained why they chose to perform a musical instead of a play in the fall.
“This is a very special season for us for a number of reasons,” Bellin said. “First off, this is our last season here in the Sidney J. because we’ll be moving to the Advanced Technology Center and performing there next year, so we wanted to make this a special season.”
That was not the only reason, though. This season of theatre also centers around a person who had been involved in the BSC Theatre scene for years.
“We are also dedicating this season to the memory of Mike McCormack, who was a long time history professor and member of the BSC Theatre family,” Bellin said. “He recently passed away. He had been our photographer for over 50 years.”
With these factors in mind, BSC Theatre decided a grisly, dark musical would be suitable for their fall showing.
“This is a dark gothic musical, not one for the kids, but I think it’s one for the adults who want an appropriately timed gothic, Halloween-y sort of musical,” Bellin said.
Next up from BSC Theatre is a play titled “Emma.” It is based on the Jane Austen novel of the same name. It will be performed in the SJL Auditorium in December. Auditions for Emma were held on October 6-7 and production of the play is underway.
Background on Jekyll and Hyde
“Jekyll and Hyde” is based on the novella with the same story, minus the musical numbers. “Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde” is a dark gothic novella by Robert Louis Stevenson. Published in 1886, the story follows a legal practitioner from London who investigates the strange happenings between his friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll, and the criminal, Edward Hyde.
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