By Andrea Arnold

McBride Treasure Island
Missoula Children’s Theatre started with auditions with the elementary school students on Monday, worked hard with the students all week and by Friday afternoon presented a one hour performance of Treasure Island. /ANDREA ARNOLD

Once again, staff from the Missoula Children’s Theatre from Missoula Montana arrived in McBride to transform the Roundhouse Theatre into a playhouse in a week. 

They started with auditions with the elementary school students on Monday, worked hard with the students all week and by Friday afternoon presented a one hour performance of Treasure Island. The performance included not only recited lines, but also singing and dance choreography. 

Micheal, Cohen and Wyatt are a part of the motley crew that takes to the high seas alongside Jim in search of riches. /ANDREA ARNOLD
Long John Silver’s long missing parrot made an appearance near the end of the performance as Mykayla flapped her wings and squawked, mimicking Silver, as parrots do. /ANDREA ARNOLD
Mya, Saphira and Valerie set sail as a brightly coloured pirate trio in cahoots with Long John Silver. /ANDREA ARNOLD
Finley and Anna along with their gull friends fly above the ship, and direct the crew on their way to the island. /ANDREA ARNOLD
Long John Silver, Sarah Freeman Tour Actor/Director, and Jim Hawkins played by Olivia, take a closer look at the map that will take them to and around Treasure Island. /ANDREA ARNOLD
Missoula Children’s Theatre started with auditions with the elementary school students on Monday, worked hard with the students all week and by Friday afternoon presented a one hour performance of Treasure Island. /ANDREA ARNOLD

The Missoula Children’s Theatre has been coming and producing performances in McBride since the early 1990s. It was exciting for parents to watch their kids as they remembered what it was like to be in some of the earlier productions.