The Granby Dramatic Arts’ production of Footloose is coming March 15 to 17. This musical gets you on your feet with uplifting songs like Footloose and Holding Out for a Hero, while touching on important topics like grief, and how people handle connections when emotion takes over.
The cast and crew, including our fantastic seniors, have worked tirelessly on this show. Lucas Scotto brings all the humor and love to Willard, Ryan Pelletier perfectly portrays the hot-tempered Chuck Cranston, Luke Ranicar expertly explores Reverend Moore and the deep emotional battle he hides, Caroline Hall is the definition of a sweet and attentive mother as Ethel McCormack, Lex Kerr is fantastic as both Wes Warnicker and Cowboy Bob, Mackenzie Janski does an amazing job as Chuck’s troublemaking friend Lyle, and Grace Jennings dazzles as Eleanor Dunbar. And there are all the senior featured-dancers who came in to lend a hand, such as Sophia Karabestos, Sadie Kennedy and Carolina Gentile.
And we can’t forget our amazing senior techies, without whom we wouldn’t be able to do the show. The wonderful stage managers are Riley Kuester and Ali Dobbert. Mikayla Munson has done a tremendous job as student director. They and Kylie Matthis have worked overtime to make sure the set and props are perfect for the show. And of course, there are the wonderful seniors working sound and lighting—Megan Casavant, Noah Collen and Alexis Dimeo. We couldn’t have done the show without their constant and consistent support.
And a huge thank you to choreographer Meg Fenton-Funk and assistant choreographer Lexi Rome. They take time out of busy schedules at Nutmeg Dance Theater and Sunflower Yoga to work with the dancers, and we couldn’t be more grateful.
Finally, Granby Memorial High School Dramatic Arts is excited to introduce the Fine Arts Booster Club, a group of parents who came together to help with fundraising.
Tickets for children 12 and under are free (caution: show has some mature content). Tickets for seniors, Granby teachers, and students are $12 presale and $15 at the door. General public tickets are $18 and $20 at the door. The show dates are March 15 and 16 at 7 p.m., and March 17 at 2 p.m. The Saturday performance is free for GMMS eighth graders.