Moorhead High School Theater blog

The Moorhead High School theater program would like to extend a big “Thank you!” to supporters of our latest production, Ciinderstein.

Your attendance and enthusiasm for this comedy production was wonderful. Thank you to our audiences, to students who took part in the cast and crew, to parents for all of their support and volunteering, to school staff, to our advertisers, and to everyone else who contributed to making Cinderstein a successful, enriching experience for our theater students. We’d like to extend a hearty round of applause to you! Thank you!

Moorhead High’s production of the comedy Cinderstein opened to peals of laughter from the audience on Thursday night!

The MHS production of Cinderstein is full of laughs, a twisting story line, and sight gags, too. It’s fun and appropriate for people of all ages who’d like to enjoy some laughter! Performances run Thursday through Sunday. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. on Friday Aprile 29 and Saturday, April 30, plus a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. on May 1.

Cinderstein is a wacky combination of elements from Cinderella and Frankenstein, then wrapped into a “play within a play.” The characters are high school students who are putting on a theater production written by a teacher, but nothing turns out how she’s written it!

Tickets are $6 for students (up to age 18) and $8 for adults (ages 19 and older). Tickets are available at the door on the north side of Moorhead High School before the performances, but please arrive early to be seated in time for the show.

Moorhead High’s production of the comedy Cinderstein opens tonight, Thursday, April 28, at 7:30 p.m.

The MHS production of Cinderstein is full of laughs, a twisting story line, and sight gags, too. It’s fun and appropriate for people of all ages who’d like to enjoy some laughter! Performances run Thursday through Sunday. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. on April 28, 29 and 30, plus a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. on May 1. A sign language interpreter will be present at the April 28 show.

Cinderstein is a wacky combination of elements from Cinderella and Frankenstein, then wrapped into a “play within a play.” The characters are high school students who are putting on a theater production written by a teacher, but nothing turns out how she’s written it!

Tickets are $6 for students (up to age 18) and $8 for adults (ages 19 and older). Tickets are available at the door on the north side of Moorhead High School before the performances, but please arrive early to be seated in time for the show. On weekdays, you can also purchase tickets through the Moorhead High School box office at 218-284-2345 or at the high school activities.

Parents of the cast and crew of Moorhead High’s production of the comedy Cinderstein enjoyed a sneak peak of the show last night, watching the final dress rehearsal. Cinderstein is a quirky mash-up of two classic stories, framed by the story of the characters putting on a high school play.

Along the way, the actors pepper the director with questions and agitated attempts to change the script she’s written. The director is frustrated; the actors are coming and going as other responsibilities ebb and flow; the extras threaten to strike; and one poor kid is worried his dad will flip out if he sees him costumed as a woman. (But the rest of the cast has a hilarious solution for that.) Cinderstein is funny and unpredictable with the intertwining of story lines from both Cinderella and Frankenstein in a “play within a play.” It’s a new twist that has some hilarious scenes, including some great, physical comedy.

The production is fun for people of all ages, so enjoy some laughter this week! Performances run this Thursday through Sunday. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. on April 28, 29 and 30, plus a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. on May 1. A sign language interpreter will be present at the April 28 show.

Tickets are $6 for students and $8 for adults. You can purchase them through at the Moorhead High School box office at 218-284-2345, at the high school activities office, or at the door on the north side of Moorhead High School before the performances.

Moorhead High School’s theater students perform the comedy, Cinderstein, this week from Thursday, April 28 through Sunday, May 1.

It’s a zany, funny show. Cinderstein combines the story lines of both Cinderella and Frankenstein … and is then performed as a play within a play! More than 40 Moorhead High students are among the cast and crew, who are led by director Dawn Gunderson.

Like the actual performers, the characters in Cinderstein are high school students putting on a performance. Their drama teacher authored her own version of Cinderella by combining the princess’s tale with the story of Frankenstein, but the production is bombing. The Fairy Godmother wants to be called the Fairy “Goshmother,” three new stepsisters must be added to the cast, some actors quit, and the extras are fed up with just being extras.

The play includes a queen who never gets her lines quite right, and a tech guy who shows up in scenes when he should be running sound! After being forced to play the role of a girl, the boy worries that if his father, who is a sports fanatic, sees him his acting, then his career will be over. In spite of the director’s explicit instructions that the Prince’s Ball scene must be slow and elegant, the cast speeds it up so the boy won’t be seen by his father. However, the actress playing the queen can’t improvise and is incapable of keeping up with the fast pace.

Then, when Frankenstein replaces Cinderella’s brain with the brain of a cat, this wacky production changes beyond even the director’s recognition.

Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on April 28, 29 and 30, plus a matinee at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 1. A sign language interpreter will be present at the April 28 show.

Tickets are $6 for students and $8 for adults. Tickets are on sale now. You can purchase them through at the Moorhead High School box office at 218-284-2345, at the high school activities office, or at the door.

Moorhead High School theater offers comic relief with the zany, funny show, Cinderstein, which combines the storylines of Cinderella and Frankenstein! More than 40 Moorhead High students are part of the cast and crew.

Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on April 28, 29 and 30, plus a matinee at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 1.  A sign language interpreter will be present at the April 28 show.

“Cinderstein” is a play within a play where the actors are high school …students putting on a performance. The high school drama teacher wrote her own version of Cinderella by combining the princess’s tale with the story of Frankenstein, but the production is bombing. According to Moorhead High director Dawn Gunderson, the show includes a fairy “goshmother” (not godmother), five stepsisters (not just two), a boy who has to dress up like a girl, a queen who never gets her lines quite right, and a tech guy who shows up in scenes when he should be running sound!

After being forced to play a girl, one of the boys worries that if his father, who is a sports fanatic, sees him his acting, then his career will be over. Despite the director’s explicit instructions that the Prince’s Ball scene must be slow and elegant, the cast speeds it up so the boy won’t be seen. However, the actress playing the queen is incapable of improvisation and can’t keep up.

When Frankenstein replaces Cinderella’s brain with a cat’s brain, this wacky production changes beyond even the director’s recognition.

Tickets are $6 for students and $8 for adults. Tickets are on sale now. You can purchase them through at the Moorhead High School box office at 218-284-2345, at the high school activities office, or at the door.