From April 7-9, The Clarke Central High School Players will put on the musical Chicago at The Morton Theater located at 195 W. Washington St., starting at 7:30 p.m. Fine arts department teacher Harriet Anderson is happy with how rehearsal for the show has gone so far. “The production is going great. It’s really amazing. We have a whole lot of new people who are involved in the show who have never really done anything before,” Anderson said. Photo by Tiernan O’Neill.
By TIERNAN O’NEILL – Staff Writer
The Clarke Central High School Players are putting on the 1975 Broadway classic Chicago from April 7-9 at The Morton Theater at 195 W. Washington St.
The Clarke Central High School Players are putting on the musical Chicago at The Morton Theater, 195 W. Washington St., at 7:30 p.m. from April 7-9. Tickets are available at the Morton’s box office and prices are $7 for adults and $5 students, children and senior citizens.
“Construction is keeping us out of Mell Auditorium until the Fall, but with a 1920’s show going up in the historic Morton Theater is really cool,” fine arts department teacher Harriet Anderson said.
Despite not being able to rehearse on the Morton’s stage, Anderson is excited for the show.
“The production is going great. It’s really amazing. We have a whole lot of new people who are involved in the show who have never really done anything before,” Anderson said.
According to Anderson, some newcomers to the drama program are debuting in principal roles.
“One of the principal players is a freshman and we have freshmen, sophomores and juniors all involved in the show,” Anderson said. “You haven’t seen these people in principal roles, besides (junior) Isabelle Germain she of course played Frau Schneider last year in Cabaret.”
Along with Anderson, assisting the Players’ are musical director Jonathan Sparks, who also helped with the Players’ 2015 production of Cabaret, and CCHS class of 2015 alumna and choreographer Jessica Bortle. Ensemble member and sophomore Makayla Moore believes she has learned a lot from the production.
“(The show) is really fun, really funny and slightly dark and has a cool concept,” Moore said.
