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Les Miserables
2005 Fall Play
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“Remember, you no
longer belong to that which is evil, but to that which is good.” The
Bishop of a small town in France speaks these words in the opening
scene of the play, “Les Miserables.” His words are an appeal to Jean
Valjean, the central character. After serving nineteen years in prison
for stealing a loaf of bread, Valjean is angry and bitter. The Bishop
shows him unconditional love, trusting the former criminal with his
life and giving him all that he has. 
Themes of
transformation and redemption are woven throughout the play, “Les
Miserables” based on the classic novel by Victor Hugo. Northside
Christian Academy’s senior high students took on the challenge of
telling this memorable story on the stage this season. Set in the
1800’s in a time when France was struggling with revolution, the play
has memorable characters, themes and historical applications.
The cunning and
wicked Thenadier family who seek to blackmail Valjean is played by Nick
Mecimore, Leigh Anna Renstrom, Madison Lawing, and Lindsey Fry. Marius
Gillenormand his aunt Mlle. Gillenormand represent the aristocrats of
French society though they differ greatly in their political positions.
Kyle Abernethy and Meagan Long play these roles. 
One of the play’s
most memorable scenes is set at the barricades amid gunfire between the
revolutionaries and government forces. Valjean saves the life of
Marius, essentially sacrificing his own. His final words to Cossette
and Marius are words of love and forgiveness, truly exemplifying a life
lived for good and not for evil.