Musical Comes to Close

Students spent what equated to days of rehearsing for what would become around ten hours in the limelight.  Many of the performers gave up any and all social contact outside of school to practice, but the time was not wasted.

“We have definitely improved.  It’s really nice to be part of something like this,” Sophomore Cory Hollinger said.

The end of rehearsal brought about mixed feelings amongst those involved.

“Yeah, I could use a couple more times if I was given the opportunity,” Senior David Ackatz said.

Ackatz did not want to give up singing in the quartet, so much so that he, along with the other members, agreed that they wanted to perform for Jazz Di’Pasta and Solo and Ensemble as a quartet.

Others were very ready for the end, hoping they could finally get to bed early and get some sleep again.

“I’m ready to be done with this.  I’m tired,” Senior Katrena Adams said.  Adams, in her second year of participating in stage crew, took the role this year of Stage Manager.  It was her responsibility to assign jobs to the crew and direct everyone, whether they were on her side of the stage or across the stage from her.

Communication was not just the primary issue for crew, however.  They had to coordinate the movement of large, heavy set pieces in a short period of time without being seen.

The main focus of this show, however was on Senior Ben Braun and Senior Grace Firari, who played the lead roles of Professor Harold Hill and Marian Paroo respectively.  Both took on a massive responsibility when taking on these parts.

“I have to set an example saying that as the lead I should have my lines memorized, all the songs down, so everybody can see ‘Oh, he has it down, oh gosh I should have it down too,’” Senior Ben Braun said.

Of course the show could not have been performed at all without the often unsung heroes of the musical.  Both the pit orchestra and the stage crew were vital to having a performance that ran smoothly, and many other student and adult volunteers had to help outside of the performances for the show to even have gone on in the first place.

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