By Kerrick Shaw

Photo by: Kerrick Shaw

The cast and crew of Footloose are nearly prepared to hit the stage, break the rules and dance ‘till they can’t no more. 

The students involved are incredibly excited to present it in front of audiences. Junior Wesley Heverly, who last year played SpongeBob in GS’ The SpongeBob Musical, will be playing the lead role of Ren. 

“… we have the entire show blocked and choreographed,” Heverly said. “All we have to do now is put it all together and run through the whole thing a bunch of times and we’ll be set.” 

Blocking allows the Director to choreograph the show and take advantage of the space they have, mapping out each movement the actors make. 

This point in the musical making process is where a lot of the work goes in, from both the students and the staff.  

“… We have to add costumes, props, more set pieces, lighting, microphones and special effects,” Director and Producer Mrs. Sue Glowa said. “We’re finishing up adding all these components and bringing alive the magic of the show.” 

It will be accompanied by an orchestra of local professional musicians playing live each night. Mrs. Glowa said that the performances will be “amazing.” 

The cast and live music will bring a great deal to the show, but behind the scenes there is also the stage crew helping bring each scene to life. 

Photo by: Kerrick Shaw

“What I do on stage crew is help move the big set pieces to where they need to be for each scene,” junior Logan Lewis said. “Once we get everything taped where they’re needed to be, I get to do flies; the pieces that are controlled from the air. I’m excited to do those and just to see the finished project for this amazing show.” 

The students must work hard to act out each scene together, keeping in mind who is going to be where and what is about to happen.  

“It’s a super fun show to be working on with how super dance heavy it is,” Heverly said. “… SpongeBob was such an energetic character last year. With Ren, he is also really energetic from his love for dancing. It’s great, the characters fun to be.” 

Tickets are on sale now for Footloose, coming to the stage on March 1^st and 2^nd at 7 pm, as well as March 3^rd at 2:30 pm. Tickets will also be available at the box office an hour and a half prior to each showtime.