Junior cast member Maddy Kapel loved performing throughout the duration of the fall musical, “The Drowsy Chaperone”.

Kapel said she felt comfortable on stage and appreciates the experience.

“The stage is like a second home for me. I love being up there and doing the things I love to do,” Kapel said.

According to Kapel, the show revolves around a showgirl who struggles leaving the industry.

“It’s a musical within a comedy. The show is a guy listening to a record from the 1920s but, while he’s doing that, the show comes to life,” Kapel said. “It’s a showgirl in the ’20s who is giving up her very successful career to marry this guy that she just met. She wants to get married but everyone wants her to stay in show business because she’s so amazingly talented.”

Sophomore Danny Hunegs said he thought the entire production was generally well done.

“I thought it was really good. They did a good job with the set, the acting was really good and I loved the songs in it,” Hunegs said.

Kapel said she felt relieved about the positive reviews because she was uncertain of the way the audience would react.

“There were some things I was kind of worried about because when you’re rehearsing there’s no audience. But when the audience came, they were really enjoying it,” Kapel said. “It feeds into our energy and were able to put on a better show.”

Junior Lindsey Prestholdt said she only heard good things about the production and hopes others had the chance to see it.

“All my friends said they absolutely loved it and that it was the best play they’d seen. It was very funny, very entertaining and I enjoyed watching it,” Prestholdt said.

Director Jodi Hatzenbeller said she thought the performance went well and the students did a great job overall.

“They’re (the students) really a talented group of singers, actors, and dancers,” Hatzenbeller said. “Their drive and their passion (helped) because that’s what drove them to be even better at what they did.”

According to Hatzenbeller the next performance is called “Anatomy of Gray” and will show in mid-January.