LCT says CCM’s CARRIE was a bloody good show, earning a 4-Star rating
Jennifer Hickman as Margaret White & Hannah Freeman as Carrie White. Photograph by senior Lighting Design major David Seitz.
The musical, based on a Stephen King horror novel, was presented last weekend, featuring students majoring in the nationally acclaimed Musical Theatre program at UC. LCT Panelists commended Lead Actress Hannah Freeman as Carrie White. “Her vocal clarity and pitch were great and the honesty with which she played the range of emotions was grounded,” stated one panelist. Another said Freeman “drew the audience in from the outset and delivered a vocally beautiful performance with seeming ease. Her acting communicated Carrie’s pain and grace. Even as audiences prepared for the inevitable, Freeman’s authenticity as Carrie made us care so much about her we hoped for a happier ending.”
Also singled out, Jenny Hickman as the mother, Margaret White, who was “an outstanding singer and presence on the stage.”
Scenic designer by Sarabeth Hall also won over the panelists. A panelist noted “she created a visceral environment that thrust audiences into the piece and created palpable excitement well before the first entrance.”
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