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Big Fish: The Musical
Interviews with the stunning cast of the upcoming production Logan Lewis
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ramatic monologues and musical harmonies are being rehearsed and fine tuned over in Building 5’s Spartan Theatre, at SFCC for the upcoming show ‘Big Fish: The Musical.’ First time and veteran actors alike are running through an entire show’s worth of lines, and songs, as well as dancing and choreography. One actor who is new to singing and dancing in front of people is student and Reveler’s Club regular, Jordan Baird. Baird, who plays Will Bloom, has a background in theatre going all the way back to highschool and his youth. Baird’s work is considered to be diligent among his peers. Baird emphasized the biggest
“There was a whole week where I had no not time to work on anything from this show, and in theatre a week is a long time” -Jordan Baird
Reveler stretching muscles he didn’t he have. For Samuel Peters who plays the role of Karl the Giant in the production, he has had to learn his choreography on stilts. This is yet another dimension of the character for this actor to consider when bringing his character to life. Danny Healy is the President of the Reveler’s Club and plays Amos Calloway in the production. Healy has also expressed the tribulations of learning new choreography in the production. “I’m really good at taking choreography, but this show in particular has had some moves I didn’t know I was capable of,” Healy said. The show is not all spectacle and challenge though. A common thread echoed throughout the words of the cast is the emphasis on family and love. For several of the of cast members, songs in the production are very personal to them. Among them are the songs “Daffodils” and “Fight The Dragons.” While the songs can’t be experienced in print, you can see them live in performance. Or as cast member Rebecca Craven put it, “You’ll love the stories and the fun and the music gotta, but come along and discover what’s real and what’s not.”
challenge he had to overcome during the production was doing another separate production at the same time. “There was a whole week where I had no not time to work on anything from this show, and in theatre a week is a long time,” Baird said. However Baird is not the only www.communicatoronline.org
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