This upcoming fall, the stage lights will shine and the curtains will be drawn to reveal the set of the play “Peter and the Starcatcher.”
In past years, the Marquette Theater Company (MTC) has produced a fall musical, but a recent change in scheduling has led to the musical date being switched to spring, moving the play to the fall. The spring musical will be “The Drowsy Chaperone.”
Rebecca Blindauer, sponsor of MTC, said the musical’s date change was not only due to the district’s change to move finals before winter break but also to allow students more time to get used to their new classes at the beginning of the school year before starting musical preparation.
“Coming right off of summer, to jump right into a musical is a little overwhelming,” Blindauer said.
Blindauer said the new date for the musical is expected to be beneficial for students and the quality of the production.
“Having more time to plan, prepare, figure out what we want it to look like and make all of those decisions will ultimately be a good thing,” Blindauer said. “It’s been pretty exciting.”
Sofia Chirco, sophomore, will be the MTC secretary next school year and has been involved in the cast and crew of several productions so far. Chirco said she is happy with the new dates because it will give her something to anticipate throughout the school year.
“I really like it because it gives me something to look forward to,” Chirco said, as she prefers the musical.
In addition, Chirco said the musical in Spring will make finals easier, as the musical had previously been the week before or after finals. The few weeks surrounding the show would always be filled with rehearsals and other late-night commitments, affecting the time students participating in the show had to prepare for final exams.
Drew Mathers, junior, is the vice president for MTC. He said he looks forward to having a spring musical because it will be the last show seniors will have at MHS.
“It always gets bigger audiences,” Mathers said, “It’s a different experience overall.”
