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Tom and Huck

Posted at March 12, 2008 13:13

 

“Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer swears they will keep mum about this and they wish they may drop down dead in their tracks if they ever tell and rot,” agree Tom and Huck in the Mark Twain classic The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.  Tom and Huck had more than a few secrets, and the Springfield Little Theatre will reveal all in its annual Literature to Life presentation of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer from March 27 through April 6. 

Sixth grader Colton Kastrup, as Tom, and seventh grader Weston Rist, as Huck—along with a cast of forty-nine who bring Mark Twain’s endearing characters to life—will race bugs, impress Becky Thatcher, and play pirates on the Mississippi River. Both Colton and Weston are returning Little Theatre actors.

The Literature to Life Presentations began eight years ago, says Rachel Peacock-Young, director of marketing at the Springfield Little Theatre. “We wanted to bring something that people are studying in school to life so that they can see it in another form, not just a book,” she says.

Visit www.springfieldlittletheatre.org or call 417-869-1334, ext. 4 for more information, times, and ticket prices.

—Rebecca French Smith

March 2008 MissouriLifeLines

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