(Photos Shelley
Kjonstad)
Members of the cast of the Young Performers Project spent time at uShaka Marine World while rehearsing for The Prince of Egypt, a sweeping epic of a musical coming to the Playhouse Opera from July 10 – 19.
Moses (Alex van Schalkwyk) and Ramses (Matthew Brown) with a young Egyptian (Elana Francis) are photographed alongside the enormous coiled green snake at Dangerous Creatures, a reptile and creepy-crawly exhibit, one of the uShaka Marine World attractions. uShaka is home to the largest aquarium in the southern hemisphere, allowing visitors to visit the myriad sea creatures living in a close representation of their natural habitat. uShaka also offers adrenaline-pumping attractions, retail and endless fun for the whole family.
The Prince of Egypt, directed by theatrical maestro Roberto Pombo making his YPP debut, takes audiences through the wonders of Ancient Egypt as Ramses and Moses, as two young men raised together as brothers in a kingdom of privilege, find themselves suddenly divided by a secret past. One must rule as Pharaoh, the other must rise up and free his true people; both face a destiny that will change history forever. The cast features 130 scholars from 42 different schools.
They are inspired by famous stories of Moses – God turns his shepherd’s staff into a snake, then back into a staff again; and during the audience with Pharaoh, Aaron's staff turns into a snake and famously devoured the serpents conjured by Egyptian magicians.
(Left: Moses (Alex van
Schalkwyk) and Ramses (Matthew Brown) with a young Egyptian (Elana Francis)
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