Shearer students training for ‘Lion King’ opening
Published 10:18 am Friday, January 11, 2019
Aaliyah Swank as a lioness, pulls on Scotty Mitchell as a hyena during a fight scene in "The Lion King Kids."
The actors slowly lower Mufasa, portrayed by Scotty Mitchell,
Scotty Mitchell hangs on to Sloan Theaker, a combat choreographer, as they practice the scene where Mufasa falls.
Mufasa learned how to fall safely from Pride Rock while hyenas and lionesses went to battle Wednesday.
Students in Shearer Musical Theatre learned various techniques from combat choreographer Sloan Theaker this week as they prepare for their upcoming production, Disney’s “The Lion King Kids.”
This production will be Shearer’s sixth annualBroadway-style musical and includes more than 50 students from kindergarten through fourth grade.
“The Lion King Kids” will premiere at 7 p.m. March 1 at the Leeds Center for the Arts.
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