Clarke Central High School Drama Club President Robbie Isakovich, a senior, stands with CCHS Drama Club Communications Director, Anna Tenner, a sophomore, in the Black Box room looking over potential set ideas for the upcoming spring musical. According to Tenner, who will be the stage manager for this production, the set will be slightly challenging considering the large set it will require. “It is a particularly large set, so set changes are always they’re supposed to be quick and efficient. And just kind of making sure that everybody’s focused and ready for big set changes (will be crucial). It’s always a little bit of a challenge, but we can do it,” Tenner said. Photo by Naomi Hendershot
The Clarke Central High School drama department is preparing for their upcoming spring production, “9 to 5”.
The Clarke Central High School drama department will hold it’s spring musical production auditions on Feb. 4 and 5 in the Black Box Theatre from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. This year, the drama department has chosen “9 to 5” as their spring musical.
“It’s based on (the) Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin movie (with) the same name. Dolly Parton wrote the music for it, but it’s the same story about three women, who work in an office building, and their boss is a jerk,” CCHS fine arts teacher Harriet Anderson said. “(The) three women, they kidnap their boss. While they have him tied up and hidden away at his home, they turn their office into a really wonderful place to work.”
According to Anderson, this production was chosen by the Drama Club’s elected board members based on the timeliness of the musical’s plot, which surrounds female empowerment.
“This particular musical is timely. I think it’s a really good musical to do right now in the age of #MeToo. It’s also a modern musical versus some of the ones that were written back in the 1930s and the 1940s,” Anderson said.
CCHS Drama Club president senior Robbie Isakovich is looking forward to the song and dance aspect of the production that inspires inclusion on stage.
“I’m pleasantly surprised with the musical because it’s very song and dance incorporated. We try and do heavy song and heavy dance, heavy ensemble. So for the people that aren’t fortunate enough to get the bigger roles, they still have their time to shine on stage,” Isakiovch said.
According to Anderson, the Drama Club opens its arms to anyone that attends CCHS to come and audition for the “9 to 5” musical production in February.
“We have a lot of new people who come in every year. People think they have to be in the Drama Club. They do not. We would love to have them no matter what, and they don’t have to have any previous experience in theater,” Anderson said. “You know, it’s funny, some people think, ‘Oh, well, I’ll come try this I’ve never sung before,’ and they come in and they’re fine singers, and we really enjoy having them.”
