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While sitting in the auditorium watching the musical, laughs and music fill the air as students, friends, family members and staff watch students perform. The school muscial wrapped up its final weekend of performance on Nov. 14 with about 140 people in the audience.

The musical featured the leading parts Kira and Sonny Malone who spent the majority of the performance on rollerskates as well as a finale where many cast members skated on stage together.

Jodi Hatzenbeller said she felt the rollerskating provided new hurdles for the performers.

“It was a good challenge but it also created a lot of obstacles,” Hatzenbeller said. “In one rehearsal we had a conga line and somebody fell sorta in the middle and other people sort of toppled but it wasn’t like a big boom fall all at once.”

Freshman Carly Livingston said the performers did a good job rollerskating on stage as it was not an easy task.

“The roller skating was really creative and the actors were really talented to be able to skate on stage,” Livingston said.

With an attendance of about 850 people between the two weekends, Hatzenbeller said the cast had healthy audiences each night.

“It was good, I mean, I would always like to have more people attend to see the good work that the students do,” Hatzenbeller said.

Sophomore Ethan Brown said he felt a connection with the character Sonny Malone who was played by sophomore Ethan Fogel.

“I really like Ethan Fogel’s character because you could laugh at him but also feel for him,” Brown said. “It was a good mix of fun but emotional.”

Livingston added that the comedic elements and roles of the musical made it more enjoyable.

“The two evil sisters were really funny together and they played the part really well”

As the musical is over and the theater begins prep for its next performance in January Hatzenbeller said some of the students are sad about its conclusion.

“It’s always very bitter sweet because they put all this work into it and I know it’s two and half months of effort and community too because they build a theater family and then it ends,” Hatzenbeller said. “I think that’s always difficult for the seniors in particular.”