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Canyon Laker to direct TCHS spring musical

Canyon Lake resident Tara Abell is the staff members in the Mischief The-
returning to Temescal Canyon High atre-inspired fall production, they want-
School to direct the spring musical The ed in on the fun.
Wizard of Flaws, a comedy about an Following the success of fall semes-
amateur production of a Wizard of Oz ter’s, You Can’t Spell Slaughter Without
musical that goes hopelessly awry, cre- Laughter, the TCHS Spotlight Players
ating theatrical mayhem. are having a go at The Wizard of Oz.
Show dates are Mar. 15 through Mar. The Wizard of Oz is familiar to Tara. It
17 and Mar. 22 through Mar. 24 at 7 p.m. was the first play she performed in with
at Temescal Canyon Jeanie Corral Per- the Canyon Lake Community Theatre.
forming Arts Centre. Tickets are $12 for She was cast as Dorothy.
adults and $8 for students. Tickets can Keeping with the same Mischief
be purchased by calling 951-253-7250. Theatre style, The Wizard of Flaws will
The Temescal Canyon High School have the same comic itinerary as the fall
theater is like an old friend to Tara. She show: collapsing sets, misplaced props,
opened the theater as a student in 1999. mistimed cues, hopeless attempts to
After college in 2007, she returned to the cover for mistakes that create a domino-
school to teach drama and English. In effect of mishap, warring egos; ambition
2012, she left to get married and moved exceeding ability.
to Beverly Hills. After having a baby, Join the students of TCHS as they at-
she moved back to Canyon Lake to be tempt to stage a musical version of the
closer to her family and the Temescal classic Oz tale where, as the title sug-
High School staff. gests, everything that possibly could
“I haven’t felt like myself since I left go wrong – does! The over the top cast
and it seemed like something was miss- struggle to keep the musical afloat, as
ing. I am a true, blue Titan through and the accident-prone actors get into mis-
through,” said Tara. “It feels good to be chief and even the set seems to plot
back.” against them.
All of the students that Tara had as The Wizard of Flaws maintains
TCHS Spotlight Players have gradu- the same beloved Oz characters and PHOTO PROVIDED BY TARA ABELL
ated. She said she wants to give the new follows their journey from Kan-
generation of TCHS Spotlight Players sas to the Emerald City and back.
an opportunity to see her process as a di- As props start to disappear, actors go
rector before jumping into a full-fledged missing and the set begins to malfunc- Canyon Lake resident Tara Abell returns to Temescal Canyon High School to direct the spring
production with her. tion, mayhem ensues; but the amateur musical The Wizard of Flaws, a comedy about an amateur production of a Wizard of Oz
The fall production was a non-mu- TCHS Spotlight Players struggle on, musical that goes hopelessly awry, creating theatrical mayhem.
sical comedy murder mystery starring against the odds. But will they ever make
staff members. “All rehearsals were the final curtain? And at what cost? or behind the scenes, giving a horrifying Frank Baum’s story. The relaxed atmo-
open to any student that wanted to see Fans of classic farce will find much to glimpse into the sheer number of hilari- sphere, fast comedy quick to poke fun
my style and procedures before audition- love in this comedy complete with slap- ous mishaps that are prone to occur.
ing for the spring musical,” said Tara. stick humor, slamming doors, and reluc- As a fast-paced musical comedy, this at itself and the physical humor means it
Another musical was slated for the tant understudies. This show will appeal play suits all ages and is particularly can be enjoyed by a wide range of differ-
spring; however, after the students saw to anyone who has ever worked on stage recommended for people who love L. ent ages and tastes.