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| Curtis Dillon (centre) in the DalDance Society's end of year recital at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium. (Bruce Bottomley Photo) |
Curtis Dillon is in the unusual position of finishing four years of university while starting high school.
High School Musical, that is. The 21-year-old Dartmouth native has been cast as Jason, one of the students from East High and a member of the Wildcats鈥� basketball team, in Neptune Theatre鈥檚 production of the hit Disney musical.
鈥淚t鈥檚 pretty exhausting, but it will definitely be worth it,鈥� says Mr. Dillon, a math major who has been active as an instructor聽with the student-run DalDance Society. He鈥檚 currently in the midst of daily performances at the same time that classes finish and exams are scheduled. 鈥淧eople in the cast think I鈥檓 crazy鈥攁s soon as a break is called, I鈥檓 right into the books.鈥�
Following graduation, Mr. Dillon planned to dedicate a few years for dance before returning to university to become a teacher. With High School Musical, that plan shifted into gear just a little sooner than he anticipated.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a great start to what I want to do; it鈥檚 hard to balance with school and it鈥檚 a lot to take in, but it鈥檚 been amazing.鈥�
High School Musical opened Friday, April 17 and runs to May 31 at Neptune鈥檚 Fountain Hall. Students get a 20 per cent discount on tickets, which range in price from $15 to $58. For details, call the box office at 429-7070.