LTC prepares for ‘Footloose’ production on Feb. 6-8

“I have been acting at Lafayette for three years in just the musicals. When I was younger, I did a bunch of camps and things like that but never any shows outside of it. At the audition, we all learned the dance one day and went out in groups to perform together, and then we sang a song by ourselves. We also had to read small scenes to see what we would all act like together. I was pretty excited...

"Being part of a production here, there’s such a great sense of community, and you learn so much from the people around you. Outside of theater, the majority of us would have never met or interacted, but ["Footloose"] brought us all together. For each show, my crew and I design the look of each character, starting with the overall look of the show. Once we’ve chosen that, we start measuring act...

“We have rehearsal every day. I go home and revamp by blocking stuff, and then I come back and work with the kids every day. I’m most excited for the leads to be featured because I don’t think they’ve ever been a lead in a musical here, so they get to shine for the first time, so I’m very excited about that. I think [the audience] will like the dancing and the amount of fun the kids are ...

“For actually working on the set, we have met almost every day since November. Now that we have started running the show, we stay after until about 7:30 p.m. Nonetheless, we have spent a lot of time and paint to put the set together. In Footloose there are important scenes that happen on a train bridge, so I wanted to use the top of the set for that scene, and with the arches that we put on it he...

"This show has been really fun and meaningful. Everyone here has been working really hard whether that be during Flex hours practicing the choreography or going into practice rooms to run lines or working with Ms. Shaffer with music, every day I see people working on it. My role is actually pretty small. I watch the rehearsals and make notes about what we can do to make things look less awkward or get...

"I am not too much of a theater geek. However, I love music and audio technology, and theater is a great medium to practice both of those passions. I joined sound crew my freshman year, and I had no idea what I was doing, but it was an experience that led to me gaining experience and falling in love with mixing sound. Mixing sound is like being the conductor of a huge orchestra. You're in control of...