'Footloose' at Prairie Center in Schaumburg
Everybody cuts loose in Schaumburg On Stage's musical stage presentation of "Footloose," which continues through Sunday, Jan. 29, at the Schaumburg Prairie Center for the Arts, 201 Schaumburg Court.
Now in its 19th season, Schaumburg On Stage, a Northwest suburban theater company for young actors, features talented actors, singers and dancers from the Chicago area.
Kaitlyn Chiostri, 16, and Michele Gurrieri, 15, both of Schaumburg play the role of Ariel, the rebellious small town preacher's daughter, while Caleb Hacker, 16, of Hoffman Estates and Payton Kaye, 16, of Schaumburg play the troublemaking, big-city boy, Ren.
Other roles include Seth Anderson, 16, of Arlington Heights, as the conservative Rev. Moore; Brad Wendt, 20, of South Elgin as the lovable sidekick Willard; Claire Moloczyj, 15, of Roselle and Abbey Reynolds, 14, of Schaumburg as Rusty; Paige Knoll, 17, of Elk Grove Village and Margie Vollkommer, 16, of Schaumburg as Ethel; Chase Fahy, 17, of Elk Grove Village and Cameron Hacker, 15, of Hoffman Estates as Chuck; and Kelly Cagney, 16, and D.D. Sutker, 15, both of Barrington as Vi.
The production is led by Mary Alice Benoit and Mary Miller, 15 year veterans of the company. John Hacker is director and vocal director, Taylor Benoit is assistant director. T'Lyn Candella and Danielle Zyrkowski are the choreographers.
The cast of 75 performers ranging from 6 to 21 years of age has been rehearsing since October for this musical featuring songs popularized by the original 1984 movie production and the 2011 remake.
Performances are at 7 p.m. Jan. 20, 21, 27 and 28, and at 2 p.m. on Jan. 21, 22, 28 and 29. Tickets are $17 online at showtix4u.com, or $18 at the door. Information is at (847) 345-0092, or www.schaumburgonstage.org.
Additional cast members include Miabella DiGrazia of Addison; Joel and Caleb Anderson of Arlington Heights; Sophie Farmer and Mary McAuliff of Barrington; Gabriela Daubenmire, Colleen Fleming, Mia Ibarrientos, Aidan Kelly, Makayla Klein, Madison Neer, Jenna Rajewski, Madison Roden and Lawrence Yap of Bartlett; Brianna and Mikey Cestone and Franco Gattuso of Bloomingdale; Cecilia Krolik and Gia Mango of Chicago; Rose Davenport of Deer Park; Nick Rogacki and Nicki Spangler of Elk Grove Village; Catherine Corliss and Emma Davenport of Hanover Park; Cameron Hacker, Kate and Amy Hammond, Ashleigh Jarvis-Flinn, Gianna Lo Cascio, Riley Parla and Caleb Pilafas of Hoffman Estates;
Jane Bodensteiner, Mariah Goluch and Charlie Shedd of Inverness; Calista Keefe of Itasca; Victoria Walsh of Palatine; Morgan Latko and Courtney Miller of Park Ridge; Caelyn Candella and Brooke Ross of Roselle; Renee Calhoun, Liliana Doan, Ashley Edgeworth, Luke Koelikamp, Sophia Salatino, Brandon Underwood, Chloe Venner and Mia Vollkommer of Schaumburg; Milana Carse, Alexis Caviles, Alexander and Lexi Garcia, Kailey Jeffs, and Rohan and Shania Munagekar of South Barrington; Brad Wendt of South Elgin; Carolyn Calbeck of St. Charles; Claire Capra, Alex Kiss and Melissa Penny of Streamwood; and Gwyneth Wiebenga of West Dundee.