Urine For Some Fun Hawk Drama puts on production of Urinetown: The Musical

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Follow Your Heart Bobby Strong (Bella Monette, 11) carts Hope Cladwell (Tori Ybarra, 12) around the stage while they sing a romantic ballad. “She tells me to follow my heart, and I’m listening and falling in love with her,” Monette said. Hope’s words inspire Strong to begin a revolution in the town.

Don’t Be the Bunny Mr. Cladwell (Jackson Durocher, 9) warns his daughter Hope Cladwell (Tori Ybarra, 12) to heed his advice. “I’m telling her to not be as naive as she’s been, because that’s the only way you’re gonna survive,” Durocher said. In the following act, she joins the revolution against her father.

Act One Finale Bobby Strong (Bella Monette, 11) thinks out loud about what he should do as Mr. Cladwell attacks. “I felt like I was in a movie; it was intense,” Monette said. Strong devises a plan to kidnap Hope in order to escape.

Run, Freedom, Run! A poor ensemble member (Hadley Wimmer, 10) appears to enter labor. “I’m supposed to be looking like I’m giving birth, but it’s not actually a birth,” Wimmer said. At the end of the scene she releases a fart, not a baby.

Why Did I Listen To That Man? Mr. Cladwell (Jackson Durocher, 10) attempts to bribe Bobby Strong (Bella Monette, 11) out of revolution. “I think money is the ultimate language. As soon as he sees the money, he’s gonna go for it, because he’s been poor,” Durocher said. Strong declines the offer and is executed for it.

Act One Finale

The poor ensemble and supporting characters fortify themselves behind a barricade as Mr. Cladwell attacks. “I got a little bit of a break from constantly running around the stage, so it was really nice,” junior Addi Villegas said. Shortly after, the poor retreat to their “super secret hideout.”

Act One Finale Bobby Strong (Bella Monette, 11) abducts Hope Cladwell (Tori Ybarra, 12) to use as ransom against her father. “I’m forcing her to come with me because we both made the decision that this was gonna happen,” Monette said. While in the hands of the rebels, they plot various ways to kill her when Strong is away.

I See a River Having overthrown her father’s regime and executed him, Hope Cladwell (Tori Ybarra, 12) and a poor ensemble member (Hadley Wimer, 10) rejoice. “I was feeling a bit scared because Hope is so innocent,” Ybarra said. Despite her leadership, Hope is also later executed due to a water shortage.