Feb. 2025 | Vol. 34 Iss. 2
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Riverton High School is one of just a few schools granted permission to perform “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: High School Edition.” (Photo courtesy Clin Eaton)
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he magical story of J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” will have touches of real magic when Riverton High School students perform the show Feb. 20, 21, 22 and 24. Shows begin at 7 p.m. There will also be a matinee performance at 2 p.m. on Feb. 22. Tickets are $10/ adults, $8/students/seniors and can be purchased online or at the door. Director Clin Eaton is excited to add some spectacular magical elements to the show which will leave audiences spellbound. Special effects will be conjured with the help of professional magician Paul Draper, and ZFX, a professional theatrical flying effects team out of Las Vegas, will assist with some spellbinding aerial stunts. A touch of enchantment will be created by choreography wizard Geoff Reynolds from BYU. “Even though it’s not a musical, there is underscoring—music that plays constantly through it because it moves pretty fast—so there’s choreography and movement that is pretty magical,” Eaton said. Eaton said those who enjoy the Harry Potter books or movies will have a good time at the show, which continues Harry Potter’s adventures through his son Albus, who befriends Scorpius Malfoy, the son of Draco Malfoy, Harry’s rival. The story features a new generation of Hogwarts students along with many of the series’ familiar characters. “It helps if audiences are familiar with Harry Potter, but Continued page 22