Ms. Davenport's Advanced Theatre class is proud to present Into the Woods Jr.  This classic musical, here adapted for younger performers and audiences, is a mash-up of all the fairytales you THOUGHT you knew brought together into one unforgettable story of wishes, witches, and magic beans. With music and lyrics by the legendary Stephen Sondheim and a book by master of the stage James Lapine, Into the Woods Jr. is sure to be a hit with all ages, full of charm, hilarity, and a lesson to be careful about what you wish for and what you do to get it.

The musical features all of your favorite characters — Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack (and his beanstalk), Rapunzel, Prince Charming, and more. But its focus falls on a Baker and his Wife, who wish more than anything to be parents. When they learn that they cannot have a child because of a witch's curse, the two set off on a journey to break the curse, and wind up changed forever. It is their quest that brings all other characters crashing together as each tries to make their own wishes come true whatever the cost. 

The Discovery Middle School Drama Department seeks to provide all students with a highly varied education in Theatre and Performance Arts. Through six different courses and a robust drama club, we serve more than five hundred students a year in our program, with even more given the opportunity to watch live theatre thanks to in-school and evening performances and collaboration with other classes. We put on two full-length shows a year, up to four one-acts, and even a few showcases of student-written works in themed cabaret nights.

All this is to say that we work hard to make sure than any student interested in Theatre -- whether they are taking a class or not, whether they love acting or working backstage or just watching plays, whether they are in our gen-ed student body or in our Exceptional Learners program -- gets the chance to learn about and participate in Theatre.  We now even attend the state festival with the Alabama Conference of Theatre where students can compete and attend workshops in their chosen disciplines.

Our motto, "Take a Bow, Come Up Taller" references the ability of Theatre, and all performing arts, to inspire confidence and joy in all children.