"Oliver"

Greetings internet world, my name is Natashia and I am a theatre person.  Theatre is what I enjoy doing from acting to building sets to working as part of the stage crew.  This past summer of 2012 I was in the production of "Oliver the Musical"  and I played the role of Charlotte, the undertakers daughter I am pictured above as I enter the stage during one of my favorite scene's, screaming with fear.  This is the first time I have ever had a solo scream in a show and I loved every bit of it. 

          "Oliver" was the mark of the beginning of my sixth year of doing theatre.  I began in this exact same theatre with my first show "Peter Pan" and have loved it ever since.  In case you have never heard of "Oliver" here is a little summary.  I would suggest reading the book instead of this summary because it gives everything away without the action.

Oliver Twist is a young boy who lives in a workhouse with other orphaned boys. When Oliver disrupts a meal by asking for more, he is sold to a local undertaker and his family (that's me). They treat Oliver horribly and make him sleep under the coffins. Oliver escapes and runs off to Paddington Green, where he quickly befriends another young boy, the Artful Dodger. Dodger takes him to his home, an academy for orphans who learn how to be pick-pockets run by a kind, yet slightly sinister, old gentleman named Fagin. Oliver is also introduced to Nancy Sikes, a lovable young woman, and Bet, Nancy's best friend. When Oliver goes on his first pick-pocketing job, he is caught by the police. The man that Oliver thieved, Mr. Brownlow, learns of Oliver's sad past and brings him into his own home. Meanwhile, Nancy's husband (the villainous Bill Sikes) worries that Oliver will tell Mr. Brownlow and the police where the thieves live. He forces Nancy and Bet to snatch Oliver from Mr. Brownlow's house and take him back to Fagin's. Nancy does everything her husband tells her to but plans on secretly taking Oliver back to Mr. Brownlow. Before she can do so, Bill finds out of his wife's plans, and murders her. He then goes after Oliver, but is shot and killed. Oliver and Mr. Brownlow, who turns out to be Oliver's grandfather, return safely home.

          Now that you know the story I leave you with a picture of me with Dana Howard who played Nancy, as well as the commercial that was made for this particular show.