![]() We have included some resources below in case any of you in the audience, or anyone you love, might be struggling. There is nothing funny about the real-world issues of gun violence, bullying, and suicide. With that said, as educators, we take many of these topics seriously. Laughing at these situations is fun-necessary, even, and cathartic. The writers, and the actors in turn, have found a way to illuminate the absurdity in what feels like the abyss of the high school social hierarchy. ![]() Though it is definitely dark, Heathers is also lighthearted in its treatment of the darkness. The musicians are locked in, forming a tight ensemble in collaboration with the singers. But before she can get comfortable atop the high school food chain, Veronica falls in love with the dangerously handsome new kid J.D. The crew has taken the sets and effects and run with them. These actors sparkle in these scenes and these songs. Because of that inherent connection to their characters-even when the character's personality is very different from the actor's-this show has an electricity to it. They get to dig into their characters from a place of true knowing. With this show, the actors get to embody people their own age. ![]() Most of the time that we perform a musical with high school students, the actors are mostly portraying people in a different stage of life. This is a group of students who were excited to really dig into the work. Working with this group of students was an exciting prospect we knew we had the makings of a triumphant return to live theater. This show has been an absolute blast to put together. ![]()
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