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Thursday 2 November 2017

Musical RENT is ON this Week at Cas di Cultura

-‘We feel proud to have a Cas di Cultura, the theatre actor colleagues.” Johnny
Broadway show on stage where the show is playing. Newcomb explains that
in Aruba.’ “We did not know what you need persistence and
to expect as this is the first drive to do this work and
By LUIS VILLEGAS time Aruba has a Broad- that money should not be
ORANJESTAD- The musical way show on stage, but your motivation.
RENT gave away a preview the enthusiasm that came Teachers of the Abraham
for a full theatre of students from the schools is over- de Veer School, Caroll
and teachers last Tuesday. whelming.” Croes-Guiamo, Dina Thiel
The audience was blown The morning was interac- and Lilian Hernandez praise
away with the talents on tive as students were par- the interactive morning
stage that paint the world ticipating in a quiz around and notice the stimulant for
of end 80-ies, beginning the musical. The show was the students. “The theme is
90-ies of a group of artists specially adapted to the extremely interesting and
in East Village, New York. school schedule. Normally especially for young peo-
the musical will last 2 hours ple informative. We should
It was the time that the and 40 minutes, for the stu- be proud to have a show
world endured the crisis dents there was a shorter like this from Broadway on
of HIV/AIDS and a lot of version of one and a half our tiny island.” Student of
young lives were taken hour including Q&A ses- Colegio San Antonio, Arsh-
away by this disease. The sion. During this last session mainy Eckmeyer, expresses
battle to survive is one of the actors were ready to that she was moved by the
the themes touched by the answer questions like what show. “I felt like crying in
tremendous musical that is or who made them want- some moments because I
showed here 1, 3, 4 and 5 ing to be an actor and recognized situations out
November. The enthusiasm how family has a role in this. of my personal life.” She is
of the students by seeing a Actor Evan Maltby stated happy that there is space
Broadway show was loud that the job is not an easy for this theme of the LGBTQ
and clear and during sen- one and he could not do community and that is is
timental parts cell phone it without the support of his looked at from the positive
lights uplifted the theatre. family. The actors talked side. “Many times there is
The invited schools were about the stigma that ex- negativity around this com-
Abraham de Veer, Cole- ists around the job and munity here, but this is a
gio San Nicolas, EPI Unit that many do not consider boost for that group.” Tick-
Ciencia y Tecnologia and it as a real profession. Lisa ets for the show are avail-
Colegio San Antonio. More Johanson: “In case your able at Cas di Cultura,
schools will follow during family is not supportive in Superfood Plaza, Fresh
the coming mornings, says chasing your dream, you Market and DeWitt & Van-
Vicky Arens, director of will find a new family in your Dorp San Nicolas.q