With a little encouragement from his friends, a reluctant “Bryce Charming” sets off to find and rescue Sleeping Beauty. The Chattanooga Theatre Centre Youth Theatre production features, from left, Benjamin Brown, Kai’ana Ghassabian, Savannah Carroll, Dylan Grant and Violet Decredico.IF YOU GO¦ What: “Sleeping Beauty” by CTC Youth Theatre.¦ When: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, May 16 and 23; 2:30 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, May 17-18, 24-25.¦ Where: Chattanooga Theatre Centre Circle Stage, 400 River St.¦ Admission: $10 all ages.¦ Phone: 423-267-8534.¦ Website: TheatreCentre.com.
The latest Youth Theatre production at the Chattanooga Theatre Centre might be considered something of a snoozefest, but only for its slumbering title character.
While “Sleeping Beauty” gets her ZZZs, the rest of the young actors will throw their energy into a fresh take on the longtime favorite. The production opens Friday, May 16, and runs through Sunday, May 25, on the Circle Stage.
Two casts present the fantasy: The Snore cast, directed by Lizzie Chazen, and the Snooze cast, directed by Scott Dunlap, who also penned the script.
Dunlap took inspiration from adventure films of the 1980s, such as “Goonies,” in which kids go on a journey to accomplish a task.