By Claudia Loucks
Geneseo Current
Jonathan Freadhoff, left; Perry Farley and Bee Scheider are among the Geneseo High School students in the cast of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” which opens Thursday, April 23 in the DePauw Theatre at GHs. Photo by Claudia Loucks
Students in the theatre and music departments at Geneseo High School are in rehearsals for the musical “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” The show is presented through special arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of LW Entertainment www.concordtheatricals.com.
Performances are scheduled for 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 23; 7 p.m. on Friday, April 24, and Saturday, April 25; and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 26, in the DePauw Theatre at the high school, 700 North State St.
Due to construction near the high school, those planning to attend the musical should allow for extra travel time.
Erik Kelly, left, Ella Brooks and Natalie Aukee are members of the crew for the upcoming Geneseo High School spring musical, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” Photo by Claudia Loucks
Tickets, at $15 each, are currently available and reservations can be made at the district website which is Geneseoschools.org and click on the link or use the QR code included in this story. Advance reservations are encouraged as there are 299 seats available for each performance. Any tickets which have not been sold in advance will be available to purchase at the door on the nights of the performances.
Joe DePauw is directing the show.
The cast includes Paisley Arnold, Isabella Brooks, Taeton Chirchir, Elijah Coppejans, Perry Farley, Jasmine Foss, Jonathan Freadhoff, Gretchen Fuelling, Kane Fuelling, Eleanor George, Aria Mayo-Bechtel, Hannah McGee, Faith Mierop, Suzanne Neumann, Henry Pratt, Violet Runty, Bee Schneider, McKinsey Sharp, Ethan Temperley, Chase VanDeWoestyne, Nicole Werling, Kathryn Wilson, Claire Yenor, Ryan Coleman, Cameron Doyle, Lucas Fuelling, Zane Matheny, Easton Sigwalt, Brynn Corber, Lydia Dahl, Hannah DeJohn, Sara Everett, Maxwell Frederich, Elizabeth Haley, Zoey Hernandez, Charlie Hone, Delaney Mosier and Ava Poston.
Crew members include Natalie Aukee, Tivya Bernier, Erin Bowers, Mickayla Bowles, Isabella Brooks, Elijah Coppejans, Perry Farley, Jonathan Freadhoff, Gretchen Fuelling, Hannah Fuelling, Eleanor George, Evelyn Gernant, Skylar Hileman, Clare Hulsbrink, Erik Kelly, Owen Kelly, Isabella McConville, Hannah McGee, Serina Nimrick, Reyhan Onder, Jacob Samsay, Cy Sammons, Bee Schneider, Reid Simpson, Edan VanOpdorp, Nicole Werling and Alexis Williams.
The orchestra includes Liam Coleman, Matthew Darnall, Hunter Hoover, Anabella Kelley, Cataline Meis, Wyatt Neumann, Mia O’Dell, Tucker Tarking ton, Madeline Wells, Kjerstin Wildemuth, Lorraine Lord, Tricia Fuelling, Isabella Lewis, Greta Bolme, Hannah Wildemuth, Lucy Walck, Tyler Dowdal, Jay VanHerzeele, Jack Parker, Ella Versluis, Jacob Berry, Brennan Brown, Paxton Sherbeyn, Cameron Kotovsky and Pam Edwards.
In addition to DePauw, the staff includes Kathy Lafrenz, choreographer; Suzy Heaton, House Manager; Bob Manasco, program layout, Kailan Neff, costumes and makeup; Bryan Stone, set construction; Larry Lord, Fine Arts Facility Manager/Technical Director; Jamie Kotovsky Pit Orchestra Director; Steve LaCroix, Vocal Director; Rachel Conley-Pratt, GPAC Vice President, Speech and Theatre.
