Starting on March 27th, a new spring musical will be preformed at the Park Auditorium. This year, we are doing a different, yet spectacular performance. It is called Pippin and was written by Stephen Schwartz and first performed on Broadway in 1972. This spring of 2014, Chardon will be bringing it back to life.
The cast this year contains favorite faces from other musicals, like Matt Gittins (who is playing Pippin), Casey Griffis, Austin Linn, and many more!
Actor Sean Keegan expressed, “We have a good group of people, some new and some old. I am looking forward to the final production.
It might not seem like it, but the cast of the play is not the only part of the play. Sure, they are important because they are the actual acting crew, but every body needs a backbone. This is where the crews come in. The spring musical could not survive without its crews: Props, Stage, Lights, Sound, M&C, Pit Band, and most importantly, Business! Their names are self explanatory. Props crew changes the small stage props and builds the props for the play, like flaming arrows, or giant signs. Junior Kayla Seman, from props, says “The props this year will be spectacular!” Stage crew is in control of the stage, changing the atmosphere accordingly, and building anything that is needed. Tim Decipeda, a junior in stage crew, commented, “We are going to build a whole new curtain for the set this year, it’s our main project so far. Hopefully, everything will work out with the new set.” Lights crew simply is in charge of the lights! Freshman Evan Seabeck expressed his excitement, “I’m excited to be a part of the production for the musical this year. Lights will be fun!” Sound crew controls all of the sounds, including effects and microphones. There are new floor microphones, hanging microphones, and of course the microphones attached to the actors. M&C stands for makeup and costume. They are in control of gathering costumes for the cast as well as making them look spectacular. The whole performance could not happen if there was no business crew. The business crew makes the program, handles the tickets and seating, is in charge of concessions, as well as making and distributing the musical T-shirts, and handles all Public Relations. Basically, business crew is the backbone of the backbone. Sophomore Avery Sullivan is in business crew and had this to say, “Ms. T is the best business crew coordinator. This year everything will be perfect—the best musical yet!”
Right now the production is still in the works, but things are looking fantastic. As stated before, the first performance will be on March 27th, and will be performed throughout the rest of the month. As they always say, Chardon, break a leg!