Here are selected photos from Act Two of The King and I. This portion of the story is injected with lots of humor and dance. The highlight, of course, is the fabulous "Uncle Tom's Cabin Ballet" by our talented dancers and singers.
Click on the photos to enlarge them...(although you may need to re-size your computer screen to 50% of normal).
Act II, Scene 1, The Reception Room. "Western People Funny!" The wives try to deal with European hoop skirts.
The wives bow for the king. "I forgot!", Anna exclaims, "They have practically no - undergarments!"
Englishmen enter the palace. "They will eat us! They will eat us!"
"Oh, my monocle". (Jerry got a laugh with that line every night).
The coy faces of Anna and The King let Sir Edward know that he is an interloper at this party.
Act II, Scene 2, The Royal Garden. Tuptim is confronted by a suspicious Lady Thiang.
Lun Tha and Tuptim have a secret rendezvous. William and Sarah stun the audience with their incredible voices!
Marian belts out, "...a love of my OWN".
Act II, Scene 3A, Prelude to Ballet. Stephanie introduces the Royal Troupe for the "Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet.
Act II, Scene 3, The Ballet. Tuptim narrates the action for the Ballet.
"Happy People!" Jenny is
Little Eva, Katie is
Topsy, and Kathryn is
Uncle Thomas.
An awesome photograph of our ballerina Anna, as
Eliza makes her escape.
"Run Eliza, run!" Anna climbs a mountain top.
The slaves present Simon of Legree. For the ballet scenes Mr. Lowell has mounted 20,000 watts of floodlights in the orchestra pit. These bold colors act as 19th century footlights to help stylize the scenes in the ballet.
BJ turns in a fine performance as the evil Simon.
(Mask designed by John Saari of Greensboro College).
Simon shows no mercy to his own slaves. Many male actors from other scenes return to the stage with masks on to play these parts.
"The scientific dogs". A dramatic and interesting scene.
(Masks designed by John Saari).
Eliza comes to a river and is helped by Buddha and an angel.
"Buddha make a miracle!" Catherine, the angel, shows Eliza how to walk on "hard water". (Mr. Lowell got a snowmaker for Mr. Willis' upcoming 5th & 6th grade musical, "Narnia", but uses it here for merely 3 seconds..."just because it's
cool!")
Buddha calls out the sun and melts the river just as Simon and his hounds start to cross.
"Happy people...in the city of Canada".
"Poor Little Eva".
Eva climbs the ladder to meet Buddha. Jake, one of the King's Children, plays our little Buddha.
Act II, Scene 1, The Reception Room. "Western People Funny!" The wives try to deal with European hoop skirts.
The wives bow for the king. "I forgot!", Anna exclaims, "They have practically no - undergarments!"
Englishmen enter the palace. "They will eat us! They will eat us!"
"Oh, my monocle". (Jerry got a laugh with that line every night).
The coy faces of Anna and The King let Sir Edward know that he is an interloper at this party.
Act II, Scene 2, The Royal Garden. Tuptim is confronted by a suspicious Lady Thiang.
Lun Tha and Tuptim have a secret rendezvous. William and Sarah stun the audience with their incredible voices!
Marian belts out, "...a love of my OWN".
Act II, Scene 3A, Prelude to Ballet. Stephanie introduces the Royal Troupe for the "Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet.
Act II, Scene 3, The Ballet. Tuptim narrates the action for the Ballet.
"Happy People!" Jenny is Little Eva, Katie is Topsy, and Kathryn is Uncle Thomas.
An awesome photograph of our ballerina Anna, as Eliza makes her escape.
"Run Eliza, run!" Anna climbs a mountain top.
The slaves present Simon of Legree. For the ballet scenes Mr. Lowell has mounted 20,000 watts of floodlights in the orchestra pit. These bold colors act as 19th century footlights to help stylize the scenes in the ballet.
BJ turns in a fine performance as the evil Simon. (Mask designed by John Saari of Greensboro College).
Simon shows no mercy to his own slaves. Many male actors from other scenes return to the stage with masks on to play these parts.
"The scientific dogs". A dramatic and interesting scene. (Masks designed by John Saari).
Eliza comes to a river and is helped by Buddha and an angel.
"Buddha make a miracle!" Catherine, the angel, shows Eliza how to walk on "hard water". (Mr. Lowell got a snowmaker for Mr. Willis' upcoming 5th & 6th grade musical, "Narnia", but uses it here for merely 3 seconds..."just because it's cool!")
Buddha calls out the sun and melts the river just as Simon and his hounds start to cross.
"Happy people...in the city of Canada".
"Poor Little Eva".
Eva climbs the ladder to meet Buddha. Jake, one of the King's Children, plays our little Buddha. 
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