Production Photos: ACT ONE

Here are selected photos from Act One of The King and I as performed here at Greensboro Day School. A British school teacher comes to the Kingdom of Siam and butts heads with the powerful King. Ruthie Tutterow is our Director, Dana Lowell is our Scenery and Lighting Designer, and our fabulous costumer is Mrs. McCarty.

Once again, Mrs. Calfo's fine production photos capture the artistic value of the play. Click on the photos to enlarge them...(although you may need to re-size your computer screen to as small as 40% of normal to see them entirely).

Act I, Scene 1, The Port of Siam. Anna and Lewis come ashore with Captain Orton and see the strange sights of the orient.

Marian, as Anna, and Jordan, as Lewis, whistle a happy tune.

The pair is met at the dock by The King's Royal Guard.

Act 1, Scene 2, The Palace Study. The King reads letters as the Court Dancers entertain. (A golden lighting mood by Dana Lowell).

The King is introduced to Anna and spells out his visionary plan for the future of Siam.

Anna meets Lady Thiang, played by Anne, (center), as well as Tuptim, the new "gift" to The King, played by Sarah.

The King has his first confrontation with the stubborn English woman.

Marian wows the crowd with "Hello, Young Lovers".

Act I, Scene 3, The Palace Hall. "It is puzzlement!"

Act I, Scene 4, The School Room. Anna and the King's Children sing, "The Royal Bangkok Academy..."

This upper school production used 16 lower school students to portray The King's children.

The royal wives dance.

The children join Anna for one of the shows most popular tunes, "Getting to Know You".

Anna and The King have a dispute over promises and honor.

Enter Lun Tha, who finds Tuptim. They sing, "We Kiss in a Shadow".

William and Sarah, both sophomores, captivate the audience with an exquisite duet.

The colorful costumes were an important part of the show. Trude McCarty co-ordinated more that one hundred costumes to give the show its far away aura.

Act II, Intermediate Scene, Palace Hall. The Prince and Louis discover they have the same puzzlements about adults.

Jake plays the Prince. His previous roles on the Sloan Theatre stage include Winthrop in "The Music Man", Cogsworth in "Beauty and the Beast", and Ryan in "Disney's High School Musical".

Act I, Scene 5, Anna's Bedroom. Marian sings "Shall I Tell You What I Think of You!"

Anna throws a tantrum that would make Kate in "Taming of the Shrew" proud.

Lady Thiang gives special advice to Anna.

Act II, Intermediate Scene, Palace Hallway. Anne sings a reprise of "Something Wonderful". Anne is a senior and has played roles in nearly every play and musical since middle school, where she played Tallulah in "Bugsy Malone".

Act I, Scene 6, The Palace Study. Edwin is the embodyment of The King!

A comical moment as The King tries to bring Anna down to his level.

Edwin and Marian do a superb job with the accents and gestures of their roles. (In the background you can see the stylized bookcase that Mr. Lowell had parents and Drama classes build and paint, including the styrofoam books).

The King calls on Buddha for help with preparations for an inpromptu party for British dignitaries.

Edwin plays the authority figure and the comic bits with equal skill.

In the final moment of Act I, the two come to an agreement and become friends. Our curtain falls. The "bamboo" projections light up the grand curtain and amber flicker lights glow in the auditorium, simulating gas lights. A brief intermission.