Woodlands Academy presents fall play Nov. 7-9

Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart’s production of “Fantastic Mr. Fox” by Roald Dahl/dramatized by Sally Reid will be performed three times in the Susan Saint James Performing Arts Center at the all-girls high school, 760 E. Westleigh Road, Lake Forest. Curtain time is 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7, Friday, Nov. 8, and Saturday, Nov. 9.

The play is based on a children’s novel about a clever fox, his family and animal friends that was published in both the U.S. and U.K. in 1970. Like many of Dahl’s works, it’s the story of an underdog’s triumph over cruel and selfish forces. “Fantastic Mr. Fox” also explores the importance of family, pride and the power of intelligence. It even includes an environmental message, focusing on the conflict between man and the natural world. In 1994, “Fantastic Mr. Fox” received the Read Aloud BILBY Award from the Children's Book Council of Australia.

Tickets for Woodlands Academy’s production of “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” which are $10 at the door, can be purchased for $8 in advance at the school. For more information, call 847-234-4300 or visit woodlandsacademy.org.

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Founded in 1858, Woodlands Academy is an independent Catholic college preparatory day and boarding high school for young women, and 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