By NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. —
Family Community Theatre returns to the stage at Memorial Hall this weekend for Roald Dahl's Matilda, the Musical.
"Matilda is a young lady that is born into a family that's not really appreciative of her or her abilities," said Craig Williams with FCT. "She becomes quite independent and quite strong. Even as a first grader, she takes on some very strong, villainous adults. We get to see the results of her work."
Savanna Burt plays the title character.
"She is a very outgoing and brave and smart young girl," Burt said. "She's definitely unique in that she does eventually discover that she has superpowers."
There are 44 members in the cast and it's FCT's first performance at Memorial Hall since Seussical, the Musical in 2020.
"To get tickets for the show, you can go to Absolutely Home or Bookends Book Store downtown and purchase them live," Williams said. "You can go online to familycommunitytheatre.org, or purchase them one hour prior to the show at Memorial Hall."
Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors (60+) and $5 for children (2-12). If you have a large group attending or planning to attend the musical multiple times, there is a Matilda Bundle available providing 10 tickets for $120, a savings of $30 for 10 adults. Thursday, Friday and Saturday's performances are at 7:30 p.m., with Sunday's performance at 3 p.m. The Sunday performance will have interpretation for the hearing impaired.