WINNETKA- New Trier High School presents its production of the hit Broadway musical “Footloose” on Feb. 8-13, marking one of the last performances in the McGee Theatre on the Winnetka Campus. Based on the popular movie starring Kevin Bacon and John Lithgow, and told through a Tony-nominated rock score, “Footloose” tells the story of a young man who challenges a local ban on dancing and, in the process, teaches a whole town something new about themselves. Performances will take place on February 8 – 10 at 7:30 p.m., February 11 at 4:30 p.m., February 12 at 7:30 p.m., and February 13 at 2:00 p.m.
Director Hilerre Kirsch said: “Staging “Footloose” in the intimate space of the McGee Theatre has been a wonderful learning experience for our students, challenging and expanding their ideas about space, movement and the actor/audience connection. In addition, the deeper and moving dramatic storyline will resonate with our audience in a more personal way. It has been a special journey for me as well, staging the last public musical theatre performance in the McGee Theatre.”
“The soundtrack of the original Kevin Bacon movie was the soundtrack for any of us who came of age in the ’80s and ’90s,” said Nina Lynn, Media, Speech and Theatre Department Chair. “However, this production is more than a nostalgia trip. It’s a joyous celebration of youth and possibility and I know the audience will love it.”
Cast Members
Monday – Wednesday – Friday
Ethan Burfield, Elena Cata, Rachael Chiao, Emily Colitte, Lucy Conlon, Julia Damen, Ella Denman, Annie Eidelman, Olivia Hart, Sonia Holstein, Aiden Isaacson, Lucas Kane, Sofia , McGrath, Emma Michelson, Frankie Nayman, Gracie Nayman, John Nunemaker, Jordyn Pritsker, Nolan Raymond, Max Rezek-TeWinkle, Jack Ryan, Keaton Schiller, Allison Schwartz, Chris Sciortino, Sarah Shapiro, Henry Shaw, Isaac Slomski-Pritz, Rebecca Smith, Julia Smulson, Talia Thomas, Will Thornton, Maria von Kunhardt
Tuesday – Thursday – Saturday
Lucas Alcantara, Aidan Cahill, Ellyn Cunningham, Lauren Ellis, Nick Falter, Teddy Fischer, Elise Hall, Elizabeth Hanold, Sydney Heekin, Joshua Hoffman, Jacob Imber, Andrew Kline, Anna Kruger, Sophie Leuchtner, Caroline Lockwood, Carly Martin, Jesse McCauley, Quinn McClamroch, Nicki Montenegro, Megan Morris, Liam Oh, Mia Papoutsis, Esther Park, Alexia Raucci, Elise Reehl, Phoebe Rudnick, Maliha Sayed, Hannah Spinner, Morgan Thoem, Ella Torres, Helen Ware, Noah Zelinsky
Crew
Skye Ko, Lindsay Lerner, Lillian Meehan-Egan, Macy Nanda, Katie Schindler, Claire Scott, Madeleine Starr, Hale Stolberg, Ryan Cason
Staff
Hilerre Kirsch, Director
David Ladd, Musical Director
Matthew Temple, Orchestra Director
David Ferguson, Technical Director
Karli Blalock, Sound Designer
Jen Cupani, Choreographer
Grace Bono, Costumer
Submitted by New Trier Township High School
