Just ask Lily Barnett-Mould, 10, who came all the way from Burlington, NC to participate in our PCYT summer theater experience. Lily heard about the program from friends, and was thrilled to come to Tampa for the opportunity to perform in a full-scale production.
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| Students from PCYT rehearse for Cinderella. |
Lily's been performing in local theater since she was 8 years old, first in London where she lived at the time, and then in North Carolina. Her most recent role was Gretel for a spring break camp performance of Hansel and Gretel.
Now she's commuting close to an hour from Pinellas every day, where she and her mom are staying with friends.
She's excited to be part of a large ensemble with full costumes. Her part in Cinderella includes a scene where she must fight with another character over the glass slipper.
"I get to have that moment when everyone's looking at me, and I get to show that I can do big things," said Lily. "It's a small part in a big show. But it's a better experience that will lead to bigger parts."
Students in the PCYT summer program have been preparing for the past two and a half weeks for Cinderella.
"She's exhausted, but she springs up and is ready to go every morning," said Lily's mom Brooke Barnett, a professor at Elon University in North Carolina. Brooke has been telecommuting so her daughter can be here for the Cinderella experience.
She added, "As a professor, I find students with theater experience do well. It taps into their creativity, and helps them become better writers and thinkers."
Cinderella plays this Thurs., July 29 and Fri., July 30 at 7:30 p.m. Click here for ticket information.
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