Friday’s performances of the junior version of Footloose by Child’s Play Theatre was a fantastic one parents and friends could be proud of.
The two performances on June 5 were filled with minimalistic set and lighting and it really let the talent the mostly kindergarten through eighth graders in the show shine.
Grayson Wood, who played Ren McCormack, led the troupes of young adults in their dancing mischief. Cailyn Meadows, who played Ariel Moore — the preacher’s daughter, also tried to lead her posse of girls into the same mischief.
Maxwell Velishek, playing Reverend Shaw Moore, and Violet Scheurer, playing Moore’s husband Vi Moore, acted in believable roles as a parent and faith leaders to their daughter Ariel.
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There were many fun moments throughout the show, including the girls lurking from the window, a beautiful display of the choir with the reverend, and perhaps the crowd favorites were when Mia Peterson, playing restauranteur Betty Blast shoed the teenagers out, or when Kasen Richardson, playing Cowboy Chet, was the adorable small cowboy learning to dance.
Every kid in the show really put in great effort to good results. Many audience members sang along with the more popular pieces.
For Dakota Meadow’s debut as a director, it was a win.
Learning to dance.
Rev. Shaw Moore (Maxwell Velishek) gives his sermon while the choir sings.
Ren McCormack (Grayson Wood, on the right) gets his dose of push-ups after lying about having a broken arm.
Ren McCormack, played by Grayson Wood (left), states his case to the town council for dancing to be allowed. The town council to the right of Wood, starting from the left are, Presley Bergman (LuLu), Penelope Simon (Principal Clark), Adalyn Budin (Eleanor Dunbar), and Oliver Mader (Coach Dunbar).
The kids ponder why dancing can't happen.
The girls watch through the window.
Ariel Moore (Cailyn Meadows, at the left) teaches the rest of the girls to dance.
Boys learn how to dance for the first time, stumbling over every move.
Betty Blast (Mia Pederson, at center) tells the teenagers its time to go from her restaurant.