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Footloose

Stage Adaptation by
Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie

Based on the Original Screenplay by Dean Pitchford

Music by Tom Snow
Lyrics by
Dean Pitchford

Additional Music by

Eric Carmen, Sammy Hagar,
Kenny Loggins and Jim Steinman

Cast of Characters

Rev. Shaw Moore
Wyatt Speakman

Vi Moore
Lea Barcelo

Ariel Moore
Florence Horn

Ethel McCormack
Linzee Mortland

Ren McCormack
Brody Willette-Zebell

Rusty
Violet Capps

Urleen
Elle Barnes

Wendy Jo
Emery Crandell

Heather
Jayna Hulse

Chuck Cranston
Tommy Dale

Wes Warnicker
Landon Patton

Lulu Warnicker
Lydia Matthews

Coach Dunbar
Joseph Crandall

Eleanor Dunbar
Amelia Dale

Lyle
Kael Johnson

Travis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sawyer Cosseboom
Willard Hewitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jude Crawford-White
Jeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tre Taylor
Bickle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bryson Matthews
Cop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adrian Ramos
Betty Blast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Skyler Morris
Irene & Her Country Kickers . . . . . . Faith Saldivar
Garvin / Country Kicker Band . . . . . Caleb Barnes
Country Kicker Band
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenza Stell
Country Kicker Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melissa Giron
Country Kicker Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Britlyn Harris
Ensemble Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Addison Haws,
Charlotte Miller, Julia Webster,
Kora Beach, Fiona Johnson

Production Staff

Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jere Van Patten
Music Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ben Kupitz
Choreographer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taylor Hull
Scenic Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jesse Ploog-Bacik
Technical Director / Carpenter . . . . . . Kyle Webb
Scenic Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dori Brown
Lighting Design . . . . . Ian Flint & MHS Stagecraft
Sound Design . . . . . . . . Ian Flint & MHS Stagecraft
Set Dresser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allyson Van Patten
Costume Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aurelie Flores
Hair & Makeup Design . . . . . . . . Megan Crawford
Fly Operators . . . . . . . . Adam Homan & Ro Harder
Stage Manager & Light Operator . . Arden Vieira
ASM & Sound Operator . . . . . . . . . Paige Crandell
ASM & Deck Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kaylee Noe
Deck Hands . . . . . Rayne Phillips & Aaliyah Yanez

Scenes & Songs - Act One

Scene 1A
The City of Chicago

Footloose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Company

Scene 1B
The Town of Bomont, in Church

On Any Sunday . . . . . . . . . Rev. Moore, Ren, Ethel,
and Company

Scene 2
The Churchyard

Scene 3
The Junk Yard

The Girl Gets Around . . . . . Chuck, Ariel, & Guys

Scene 4
Bomont High School Hallway

I Can’t Stand Still . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ren
Somebody’s Eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rusty, Urleen,
Wendy Jo & Heather

Scene 5
The Moore Home

Learning to Be Silent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vi, Ethel

Scene 6
The Burger Blast

Holding Out for a Hero . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ariel, Rusty,
Wendy Jo, Heather, & Girls

Scene 7
The Great Plains of Bomont

Somebody’s Eyes (Reprise 1) . . . Rusty, Wendy Jo,
Urleen & Heather

Scene 8
The Moore Home

Somebody’s Eyes (Reprise 2) . . . Rusty, Wendy Jo,
Urleen, Heather, Chuck, Travis, & Lyle

Heaven Help Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rev. Moore

Scene 9
The High School Gym / The Church

I’m Free / Heaven Help Me . . . . . Ren, Rev. Moore,
and Company

Scenes & Songs - Act Two

Scene 1
The Bar-B-Que, a Country Western Dance Hall

Still Rockin’ . . . . . . . . Irene & Her Country Kickers
Let’s Hear It for the Boy . . . . . . Rusty & Company

Scene 2
The Moore Home

Can You Find It in Your Heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vi

Scene 3
The Junk Yard

Dancing Is Not a Crime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ren
Mama Says . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Willard & the Boys

Scene 4
Under the Train Bridge

Almost Paradise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ren & Ariel

Scene 4
Bomont High School Hallway

I Can’t Stand Still . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ren
Somebody’s Eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rusty, Urleen,
Wendy Jo & Heather

Scene 5
The Town Hall

Scene 6
The Moore Home

Heaven Help Me (Reprise) . . . . . . . . . . . Rev. Moore

Scene 6A
The Church

Scene 6B
The Churchyard

Can You Find It In Your Heart (Reprise) . . . . . . . .
Rev. Moore

Scene 7
The High School Gym

Footloose - Finale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Company

Thank You!

It truly “takes a village” and I’m so grateful y’all are in mine! Thank you to the cast and crew families who showed up to help paint our set, donated snacks, dinners and more. We could never have done this without y’all!  Thank you also from the bottom of my heart to Alan Barnes, Calli Overstreet, Allyson Van Patten, Amelia Willette-Zebell, Becca Johnson, John & Hillary Webster, Jude Crawford, Miles Hull, and Baseball Legend Russ Ortiz!  

And to YOU, the audience for showing up and supporting our efforts here tonight. Of all the places you could be, you chose to spend your time with us! THANK YOU for supporting live, local theatre!

MHS Administration
&
Performing Arts Staff

Principal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brad Cosseboom
A.P. - Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . Preston Peterson
A.P. - Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Francis
A.P. - Student Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dewey Best
A.P. - Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Felice Butler
Orchestra / Department Chair . . . . Greg Nichols
Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Brooks
Choir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ben Kupitz
Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jere Van Patten
Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holly Manville