BHS Productions to present ‘Holes’ on Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Belleville High School Productions will present its fall play “Holes” by Louis Sachar today, Friday, and Saturday.
The acclaimed, young-adult novel will be brought to life onstage at the BHS Auditorium for three performances – at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 15, and Friday, Nov. 16, as well as a special matinee performance at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17.
“Holes” is the story of Stanley Yelnats, a young man who is arrested and charged with a crime he did not commit. As part of his sentence, he is sent to Camp Green Lake Detention Center to perform labor, which involves digging holes in the desert every day along with other young “campers” who dig in order to “build character.”
Stanley believes all of his bad luck is due to a curse supposedly placed upon an ancestor years ago by a gypsy woman. But nothing is truly as it seems at Camp Green Lake and through a series of flashbacks from Latvia to the Old West to the present, the true story of the “curse” placed upon Stanley’s ancestors is revealed and … well, as the gypsy woman Madame Zeroni would say “You’ll have to fill in the holes yourself” by coming to see the show.
The cast features: Jaylen Anderson (Sam/Igor Barkov), Lance Bagley (Mr. Pendanski), Gaige Barnes (Trout Walker), Alyssa Bryant (Myra Menke), Hannah Costa (X-Ray), Matthew Cox (Stanley), Frankie Cramer (Kate Barlow/student director), Devin Denson (Sarah/ Stanley’s Mom), Trinity Dozier (Mrs. Collingwood), Taylor Duncan (Zero), Sara Flange (Madame Zeroni/ Zero’s Mom), Julian Gardner (Elya Yelnats/ Stanley’s father), Zandalee Henderson (the warden), Keionni Hicks (townsperson / camper), Madison Lieb (police woman), Michael Novay (Myra’s father/sheriff), Rachel O’Brien (Jesse), Madilyne Oddy (toughest kid in camp), Natalie Pestano (Zig Zag), Jahnavi Rambus (Armpit), Aaron Scott (Mr. Sir), Kerstin Slabey (police woman), Madison Spencer (attorney general), Natalia Stockwell (judge), Brianna Sykes (Ms. Morengo), Brice Webber (Magnet), Kayla Williams (Linda Walker).
The production team consists of Michael Gearns (director), Anthony Tedaldi (director), Yvette Kashmer (technical director), Tam-Lien Coleman (costume designer), and Frankie Cramer (student director).
Tickets are $7 for general admission and $5 for students/seniors and will be available at the box office beginning 45 minutes prior to each show.