'FOOTLOOSE' PRODUCTION HAS '80S FEELING.Byline: Peggy Hager Staff Writer PALMDALE - Music, laughter and tears will grace the Palmdale Playhouse stage Friday night, with the opening of ``Footloose'' presented by the Palmdale Repertory Theatre repertory theatre Production of several different plays in a single season by a resident acting company. The plays chosen may be classic works by famous dramatists or new works by emerging playwrights, and the companies that perform them often serve as a training ground for . Directed by Lawrence C. Caird, the production details the generational and cultural conflicts that arise when a hip, young club hopper A tray, or chute, that accepts input to a mechanical device, such as a disk duplicator or printer. In the days of punch cards, millions of cards were numerically or alphabetically organized by placing them into the hopper of a card sorter, taking them out of all the stackers and putting from Chicago is transplanted to the small town of Bomont, Texas, where dancing is outlawed. Based on the 1984 film starring Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer and John Lithgow John Arthur Lithgow (IPA: [ˈʤɔn ˈlɪθɡaʊ]) (born October 19, 1945) is an American actor perhaps best-known for his starring role as Dick Solomon in the NBC sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun. , the play has taken the best parts of the film and incorporated music and more dancing into it. ``It really has kept the spirit of the movie in the play,'' Caird said. ``They kept the whole sense of everything but more on a larger-than- life (than) over-the-top level. ``I think every teenager in the world feels the world is unfair. That there are too many rules and too many people telling them what to do,'' he said. ``And here's a very clear sense of unfairness. Dancing is dancing. It's not anything else. It's not taking drugs. It's not having sex. ``And so I think kids identify with the unfairness of the situation and the fact that the kids empower empower verb To encourage or provide a person with the means or information to become involved in solving his/her own problems themselves by trying to fight the system.'' With only one real set, the church, the sparse sparse - A sparse matrix (or vector, or array) is one in which most of the elements are zero. If storage space is more important than access speed, it may be preferable to store a sparse matrix as a list of (index, value) pairs or use some kind of hash scheme or associative memory. setting lends itself to the production, focusing the attention on the story of a young man struggling to find his way in an unfamiliar town after his parents divorce. The other side of the story is a father coming to terms with the loss of his teenage son and trying to understand his teenage daughter. ``You have a man who's lost his only son and in his desire to protect those around him, he smothers them,'' Caird said. From the opening number, set in Chicago, to the last, set in Bomont, the familiar tunes and energy of the 24 young adult and teen cast members will have audience members' feet tapping. There are just eight adults in the production and they more than hold their own with the kids. Among the songs audience members should recognize are the title song, ``Footloose'' and ``Somebody's Eyes,'' ``Holding Out for a Hero,'' and ``Let's Hear It for the Boy.'' The production features choreography choreography Art of creating and arranging dances. The word is derived from the Greek for “dance” and “write,” reflecting its early meaning as a written record of dances. by Teresa Troyer and vocal direction by Leo Leo, in astronomy Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Meza. Troyer had just five weeks to bring the cast members, many of whom had never danced, up to par. She tried to bring an authentic '80s feeling to the show by studying dance movies and music videos from that era. ``They're such a great group of people, who gave 100 percent all the time,'' Troyer said. ``I guess because it was so much fun, it took the hard part out of it.'' Joseff Stevenson plays the lead role of Ren McCormack. His hyper-energy is perfect for the role of the outsider teen, who moves with his mother to Bomont and feels trapped in the town's slow pace. The role of Arial Moore, the teen who falls in love with Ren, is played by stage veteran Michelle Piccirillo. Portraying her father, Rev. Shaw Moore who is behind the law against dancing, is another stage veteran, John Winters. Cindy Yagi ya·gi n. pl. ya·gis A directional radio and television antenna consisting of a horizontal conductor with several insulated dipoles parallel to and in the plane of the conductor. as Urleen, Christy chris·ty n. Variant of christie. Savage as Wendy Jo and Kylie Noun 1. kylie - an Australian boomerang; one side flat and the other convex kiley boomerang, throw stick, throwing stick - a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower Alesso as Wendy are the trio of Arial's friends. Linda Wagner is Vi Moore, Donna Pitcher is Ethel McCormack and Victor Albaum plays Willard Hewitt. Age was a factor in the casting. ``I was determined that there would be nobody out of their 20s playing a teenager,'' the director said. ``The reason why Joseph and Michelle were perfect fits was because they're just out of their teens, yet they're mature enough to carry the responsibility of that kind of a role. ``My biggest concern was Michelle Piccirillo is so talented,'' Caird said. ``Finding a guy who could hold his own on the stage with her and yet not be in competition with her was very important. And in Joseph I found him.'' The musical will be performed this weekend and next at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $14 for adults and $12 for seniors, students and military personnel with I.D. The Palmdale Playhouse is at 38334 10th St. E. Box office hours office hours, n.pl See business hours. are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The box office is also open two hours prior to showtime show·time or show time n. 1. The time at which an entertainment, such as the showing of a movie, is scheduled to start. 2. Slang The time at which an activity is to begin. Noun 1. . For information, call (661) 267-5685. Peggy Hager, (661) 267-5741 peggy.grimm-hager(at)dailynews.com |
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