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The 40-minute musical piece, using a script and some theatrical supplies provided by Dream Maker Productions of Cornwall, is a trimmed-down version of the Disney musical version of Rudyard Kipling\u2019s classic stories of Mowgli, an orphaned human child living with and raised by wolves in the jungles of India and his adventures in both the natural world and later the artificial world of human civilization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paiement noted that The Jungle Book musical was a perfect vehicle for this year\u2019s theatrical production by and for students at the school. She and the rest of the teacher volunteers on the project expected great interest among the student body in becoming part of the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe wanted everyone to have a role,\u201d she said, \u201cand we wanted everyone to have a role for the entire show.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cast of several dozen students from all grades spent countless hours since preparation began last October on the production learning lines, learning and practising songs and dance moves, both individual and group, and also working on backstage tasks like set decoration, making props, and researching the history of The Jungle Book, both Kipling\u2019s original stories and the musical Disney version. It also dovetailed well with the final stages of production preparation during February, which is Black History Month, as Paiement noted that students also learned about the influence that black music at the time on the people who composed the songs for the Disney movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe were able to look at this (production) from many angles,\u201d said Paiement, \u201cmusically, culturally, historically.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All of which makes for what seems to be a complicated project for students, and that, Paiement noted, is another factor for production of The Jungle Book. She indicated that students should be given and encouraged to accept challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith guidance and support, then they will rise to the occasion,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd they successfully brought their 100 per cent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The final result, presented to families and friends and people who enjoy live theatre and want to support students on such projects, was a fast moving and lively show, smooth in the scene changes from Council Rock to the Cold Lairs of the abandoned ruins where the monkeys live to the final confrontation in the jungle between Mowgli and Shere Khan the tiger, who seeks to kill the man-cub and make sure there is one less man to hunt and kill him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of all, this production is full of fun as Mowgli learns lessons about who he is and what he needs, the most important being that everyone needs to be a good friend and to have good friends with them as they journey through Life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the finish of The Jungle Book, the PCPS Players turn their attention to preparing for the school\u2019s annual Spring Comedy Variety Show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The young actors at Pleasant Corners Public School learned lots of valuable lessons from their musical production of The Jungle Book. \u201cInclusivity is really important at Pleasant Corners School,\u201d said Rebecca Paiement, musical director and producer for the school production. 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