Most people love the Fair, with its smells, sights, sounds and food, especially the food. That is partly why the director of the spring play, Lydia Thoreen chose to do “State Fair.” She comments “I chose this because I love the state fair so much. My family and I would go to every single booth and walk around the state fair 10 times. I also enjoyed the fact that it has great music and an interesting storyline.”
The story begins at the Iowa State Fair, and follows the romances and adventures of the Frake family. The main characters include: Able, the father ( Nathan Mulder), Melissa, the mother ( Maddie Vande Kamp) Wayne, the son (Matt Silker), Margy, the daughter ( Abby Peterson) , Pat, Margy’s lover ( Jack Harrison) and Emily, Wayne’s lover ( Kellie Hedberg). So far the cast has been working with the dancing and singing pieces, pushing through the songs of the musical before moving to acting. The final performances are set to be performed the evenings of May 23 and 24th.
What can you hope to see during these performances? Lydia replies “I am looking forward to the dancing in this show, it is going to be fun and lively, but it is really hard to pick just one thing. A huge part of it is working with the students; it is my passion to work with theater and to work with youth. Passing on my knowledge is something that I am looking forward to and also making sure the audience is enjoying the production itself.” As the cast members continue to pour time and effort into this production, the audience can continue to hope and expect a great play.
- Gabe Modder
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