Footloose
MUSOC presents Footloose!
March 7th-16th 2019
When Ren and his mother move from Chicago to a small farming town, Ren is prepared for the inevitable adjustment period at his new high school; what he isn't prepared for is the rigorous local edicts, including a ban on dancing instituted by the local preacher, determined to exercise control over the town's youth that he cannot command in his own home. When the reverend's rebellious daughter sets her sights on Ren, her roughneck boyfriend tries to sabotage Ren's reputation, with many of the locals eager to believe the worst about the new kid. The heartfelt story that emerges is of a father longing for the son he lost and a young man aching for the father who walked out on him. To the rockin' rhythm of its Oscar & Tony-nominated score, and augmented with dynamic new songs for the stage musical, FOOTLOOSE celebrates the wisdom of listening to young people and guiding them with a warm heart and an open mind.
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Producer: Alex McHugh
Director: Aly Findlay
Asst. Director: Annie Manning
Musical Director: Kimberley Wood
Choreographer: Monique Nixon
Technical Director/Sound: Dylan White
Stage Manager: Ben Greenway
Lighting: Liam Oldershaw
Props Team: Caitlyn O’Rourke, Beverley Cheyne & Zoe Fletcher
Costumes Manager: Ari Dewar
Set Designer/Painter: Ed Roche
Designer: Emily Beever
Photographer: Abbie Berry
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Ren McCormick: Daniel Mathers
Ariel Moore: Ali Diamond
Reverend Shaw: Luke Longworth
Vi Moore: Alice Cheersmith
Willard: Finn Gestro-Best
Rusty: Meghan Dunn
Ethel: Sam Dellar
Chuck Cranston: Daniel Rance
Urleen: Ella Wallace
Wendy Jo: Georgia Chapple
Ensemble: Bianca Escobar, Blythe Ward, Dylan Cheyne, Emily McCulloch, Georgia Bingham, Georgia Rees, Hazel Adcock, Juliet MacLachlan, Nic Cain, Sally Hayward, Summer Jolly, Tamsin Rees, Otis Sole, William Haywood.
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Stage Manager: Ben Greenway
Assistant Stage Manager: Bonnie Bonnar
Followspots: Amelia Botting & Flynn Schikker
Stage Crew: Nick Glanville, Helena Dray & Joseph Reeves.
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Conductor: Kimberley Wood
Keys: Heidi Cooper
Keys: Benjamin McKellar
Reed: Claudia Crosland
Guitar: Peter Robertson
Guitar: Josh Minchington
Bass: Anand Yoganathan
Drums: Sam Lane
Percussion: Lewis Cooper
Percussion: Reuben Painter
