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The Western Illinois University Regional Touring Theatre Company (RTTC) recently performed at the La Harpe School. The group performed "The Phantom of the Fizz: The Tale of the Root Beer Bully".
The RTTC productions are stories designed to enlighten, entertain, and educate students. They are from popular children's literature, fairy tales, or are stories written specifically for the RTTC.
The programs deal with a variety of issues from the traditional "moral of the story" in a fairy tale, such as honesty, loyalty, and kindness, to more contemporary social issues through music, dance, costumes, props, and scenery.
The goal of the RTTC is to give schools and teachers an opportunity to use theatre as a way to enhance their cultural arts curriculum and to explore and discuss the issues from the play in the classroom.
The WIU Regional Theatre was sponsored by First State Bank of La Harpe and La Harpe Telephone Company.