Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School Summer Theatre will present Honk!, Jr., a musical version of the classic Ugly Duckling tale, next week. Ugly looks quite a bit different from his darling duckling brothers and sisters. The other animals on the farm are quick to notice and point this out, despite his mother's protective flapping. The little duck finds himself on an adventure of self-discovery, all the while unknowingly outwitting a very hungry cat. Along the way, Ugly meets a whole flock of unique characters and finds out being different is not a bad thing to be.

Performances of this all-ages production are scheduled for Thursday, July 16, at 7 p.m.and Friday, July 17, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at H-F High School. Tickets ($7/adult, $5/student/child/senior) are available now at the school's Campus Store and will also be available at the door. The H-F production will be directed by Jill Bonavia, H-F drama teacher; features local students from Grades 2-12; and is offered under license by Music Theatre International.

Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233 is a three-time National Blue Ribbon award-winning school and an IB World School that offers more than 20 Advanced Placement courses. The campus is located at 999 Kedzie Avenue in Flossmoor, Ill. For more information, call or click: hfhighschool.org, 708-799-3000.

 

CAST LIST

Ugly — William Knox

Ida — Elaina Dague

The Cat — Ava Jones

Drake — Kenneth Bivens

Maureen / Blizzard Soloist / Ensemble — Joan Karstrom

The Bullfrog / Ensemble — Jeremiah Lee

Greylag (Goose) / Blizzard Vocalist / Ensemble — Barbara Burns

Dot (Goose) / Blizzard Dancer / Ensemble — Meg Doran

Penny (Swan) / Ensemble — Brianna Valentine

Grace / Blizzard Dancer / Ensemble — Symone Moore

Beaky (Duckling) / Ensemble — Maggie Sterning

Fluff (Duckling) / Ensemble — Mary Holland

Billy (Duckling) / Ensemble — Jack Johnson

Downy (Duckling) / Ensemble — Cami McGill-Smith

Pinkfoot (Gosling) / Blizzard Vocalist / Ensemble — Emily Thompson

Snowy (Gosling) / Blizzard Dancer / Ensemble — Audrey Simmons

Barnacles (Gosling) / Blizzard Vocalist / Ensemble — Aubrey Mandichak

Jay Bird / Ensemble — Dillon Taylor

Henrietta / Blizzard Dancer / Ensemble — Elizabeth Lampley

The Turkey / Blizzard Dancer / Ensemble — Grace McKillip

Mother Swan / Ensemble — Hannah Monteilh

Father Swan / Ensemble — Khari Anderson

Bewick (Swan) / Ensemble — Hailey Walker

Farmer / Ensemble — Myles Walker

Blizzard Dancer / Ensemble — Elanna Lloyd

Ensemble — Vivian Ebon, Flannery Marak, Cameron Massatt, Lea Ryndak & Charlotte Symowicz