Melissa Roche takes part in “Beauty and the Beast” at Western New England University
SPRINGFIELD, MA (06/14/2017)– Melissa L. Roche, of Patterson, NY (12563) takes part in Western New England University’s spring production of Beauty and the Beast to sold-out audiences at Western New England University.
Based on the 1740 French Fairytale, La Belle et La Bete, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast just celebrated its 25th anniversary this past fall. “Beauty and the Beast resonates with all ages which accounts for its longevity,” says Directors Hillary Haft Bucs and Alexandria Escribano. “It has a compelling story, its themes are universal, and it touches the audience in many ways. As Mrs. Potts sings, Beauty and the Beast is “A Tale as Old as Time.”
Roche, Assistant Technical Director for Beauty and the Beast, is a junior Electrical Engineering major. She has been a part of Tech Crew with the Stageless Players for the past two and a half years, but this is her first production as Assistant Technical Director. Past productions include A Servant of Two Masters, Curtains, The Wizard of Oz, and Legally Blonde.
The Broadway version of Beauty and the Beast opened in 1994 and completed its 20th anniversary national tour this past July, and now the live action film is a critical and box office success.
Western New England University is a private, independent, coeducational institution founded in 1919. Located on an attractive 215-acre suburban campus in Springfield, Massachusetts, Western New England serves 3,830 students, including 2,580 full-time undergraduate students. Undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs are offered through Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Engineering, Pharmacy, and the School of Law.
