Bi-lingual “Aladdin” is Woodlands Academy’s Spring Musical March 2-4

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Disney’s “Aladdin: Dual Language Edition” will be presented three times by the Theatre Program at Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart. All performances are in the Susan Saint James Performing Arts Center at Woodlands Academy, 760 E. Westleigh Road, Lake Forest, at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 3, Friday, March 4, and Saturday, March 5. Director Shannon Walsh, who teaches English and theatre classes at Woodlands Academy, says both English and Spanish speakers can enjoy and understand this dual-language adaptation of Disney’s 1992 animated classic because some of the show’s cast members serve as translators. “The girls are really enjoying the rehearsals, and it is exciting for them to practice their Spanish outside of the classroom and on the stage,” she adds. This slightly modified “Aladdin” storyline has Jafar, the villain, making Agrabah a land in which the royals speak one language and the street people another. This causes communication problems for Aladdin and Jasmine. He speaks only English and she speaks only Spanish. Meanwhile, Jafar can communicate in both languages. Tickets, which are $12 at the door, can be purchased for $10 in advance at the school’s front desk. For more information, call 847-234-4300 or visit www. woodlandsacademy.org. ### Founded in 1858, Woodlands Academy is an independent Catholic college preparatory day and boarding high school for young women. It’s part of a worldwide network of Sacred Heart Schools that spans the United States and 40 other countries. A nonprofit, Woodlands Academy’s identity is rooted in Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat’s desire to inspire young hearts and minds to excel, to lead lives of integrity and to serve. For more information about Woodlands Academy, please visit www.woodlandsacademy.org