By Claudia Loucks
Geneseo Current

Nearly 100 students from the theatre and music departments at Geneseo High School are in final rehearsals for the 2024 musical Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast.” The show is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials also are supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com. The show is licensed by Music Theatre International.

Performances are scheduled for 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 25; 7 p.m. on Friday, April 26, and Saturday, April 27; and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 28, in the DePauw Theatre at the high school, 700 North State St.

Tickets, at $15 each, are available and reservations can be made at the Geneseo High School website, www.geneseoschools.org. Advance reservations are encouraged, and any unsold tickets will be available at the door on the performance dates.

Joe DePauw is the director/producer of the show, which is the traditional story of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast.”

Staff members are Larry Lord, technical (Fine Arts Facility Manager), Steve LaCroix, vocal director; Bryan Stone, set construction; Christine Rogers, orchestra director; Kathy Lafrenz, choreographer; Suzy Heaton, house manager; Bob Manasco, program layout; Kailan Neff, costumes and makeup; Karl Bodenbender, rehearsal accompanist; Angela Rathman, set designer and dresser; Tom Ryerson, GHS principal/activity director; Andrew Hogue, Geneseo Performing Arts Council representative.

Students in the cast are Eleanor Bertelsen, Raelyn Bjorkman, Isabella Brooks, Jackson Brumbaugh, Taeton Chirchir, Sophia Clifton, Callie Copeland, Elijah Coppejans, Perry Farley, Jonathan Freadhoff, Alyssa Gentry, Imogene Greene, Bryce Henderson, Tyler Holtzen, Clara Huddleston, Hope Kuster, Hannah McGee, Jackie Milem, Madilyn Minnaert, Elizabeth Mroz.

Also, Carleigh Norton, Madison Ochs, Evan Orwig, Colin Roemer, Shay Schehl, Bee Scheider, Reid Simpson, Ethan Sundeen, Rolan Swanson, Dashall Urquiza, Chase VanDeWoestyne and Logan VanDeWoestyne.

Students working on the crew are Marley Cherry, Callie Copeland, Jameson Coppejans, Phoenix Corlew, Evelyn Dahl, Perry Farley, Jonathan Freadhoff, Lillyann Garza, Alyssa Gentry, Hayley Henry, Sydney Hoover, Maddox Jansen, Claire Kehoe, Erik Kelly, Owen Kelly, Kay McAvoy, Hannah McGee, Lilyann Mooney.

Also, Janey Neumann, Sienna Nimrick, Carson Pratt, Sydney Rasmussen, Haley Rubitsky, Cy Sammons, Paxton Sherbeyn, Cade Wolf and Rebekah Zimmerman.

Students in the orchestra are Karl Bodenbender, Greta Bolme, Brooklyn Bos, Brennan Brown, Thomas Carlin, Daniel Coleman, Liam Coleman, Phoenix Corlew, Sam Curcuru, Anna Davis, Keira Disterhoft, Tyler Dowdal, Quinnland Einfeldt, Allyson Ford, Jenna Freadhoff.

Also, Cora Gorman, Nolan Griffith, Isabella Haney, Kay Hogue, Abby Holman, Lorrie Lord, Wyatt Neumann, Annabelle Ropp, Kara Sancken, Justin Schmidt, Dylan Shipman, Tucker Tarkington and Maddie Wells.