Local student performs in Oliver

L-R: Central High School student William Pratt plays Fagin, with Mari Holst as Nancy, and Luke O’Leary as Oliver in Young Artist s Initiative’s production of the musical Oliver!, March 14-16 and 21-23 at the Wellstone Center, 179 Robie St. E. Pratt, as Fagin, is the leader of a gang of young pickpockets in Lionel Bart’s musical adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors 55 and older, and $6 for students under 18. Tickets can be reserved online (www.youngartistsmn.org) or at the door. Seating is general admission. YAI is also partnering with the Neighborhood House Food Shelf to collect food donations at all of the performances. (Photo by Benjamin Lacina.)