The curtains are pulled back, the lights are lighting up the stage. A man starts to rehearse lines for the upcoming theater play, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. In line, several boys and girls waited for their turn to rehearse. One of these boys is Cameron Abel.
Cameron Abel is a freshman from Woodhaven High School who was picked to play in the Downriver Actors’ Guilds Charlie and the Chocolate factory. The Downriver Actors’ Guild is a community of people who appreciate performing arts. They have done several productions in the last few years. These productions include people of all ages, many actors who perform are young such as in middle school or highschool, some even elementary. They are located in Wyandotte.
Cameron has been a part of The Downrivers Actors’ guild since he was only 7 years old. He has experienced and been a part of many theater productions. He has been several characters but his favorite ones are Lord Farquad from Shrek and Kevin G in Mean Girls. These productions took place at The Downriver Actors’ Guild. Cameron, after being asked what he loves about plays explains “The People I meet and the experience I will gain. Also the memories too.”.
Camerons new role is Mike TV from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He was very excited when he got this role and immediately started to rehearse. Cameron says that rehearsing is the hardest part of doing theater. He explains “memorizing is the hardest part. You really have to tell yourself that you got to practice at home.”. He must practice a lot because he must memorize all his lines throughout the play. This can be very difficult.
Once he is out of high school he plans to go to AMDA (The American Musical and Dramatic Academy). It is a theater school located in New York. Many famous people have graduated from this school including Jason Derulo. His wish is to go do theater on Broadway in New York. He plans to make a career out of acting and wants to be the best of the best.
Cameron is not the only student part of Woodhaven Schools that is part of the cast of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. There is a Woodhaven Upper Elementary student, Norah Aue that is casted and a Sophomore, Abigail Hughes. Also the choir director at Woodhaven High School, Ms. Rize is helping put together the production.
Cameron wishes to tell everyone, “Give theater a chance. You can make new friends and meet people you will be friends with for a lifetime.”
You can buy tickets here, Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
