Glenbard South Theatre puts on ‘All Shook Up’ musical April 23-25
The music of Elvis Presley comes to life as “All Shook Up” hits the stage at Glenbard South High School on April 23-25.
This high-energy jukebox musical is more than just a collection of Presley’s hits. Set over the course of a single day in the summer of 1955, the plot follows a mysterious, leather-jacketed, guitar-playing “roustabout” named Chad who rides into a small town on a motorcycle.
His arrival shakes up the town’s repressed inhabitants, leading to a series of mistaken identities and comedic romantic entanglements as various characters fall in love with the wrong people. With a script inspired by Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, the show explores themes of following your dreams, the importance of identity and breaking down barriers, and true love.
“All Shook Up” will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, April 23-25, in the Glenbard South auditorium, 23W200 Butterfield Road in Glen Ellyn. All seats are $15 and can be purchased online at glenbardsouthhs.seatyourself.biz or with cash or check at the door. Patrons should enter at Door 9 for the performances.
For more information or special seating arrangements, please contact Jessica Keuth-Rahtjen at jessica_keuth-rahtjen@glenbard.org or Stephanie Wallace at stephanie_wallace@glenbard.org.
The production features a dedicated company of student performers, technicians, and musicians.
The cast includes: Olivia Abbott, Valerie Aliga, Sofia Arriaga, Amelia Bartoli, Emily Bertini, Alaina Burke, Penelope Canna, McKenna Cooke, Jared Cosnowsky, Kate Costello, Evi De La Cruz, Manny De La Cruz, Delilah Durek, Preston Durek, Micah Eaker, Maddie Eloso, Lincoln Gisburne, Noah Gisburne, Mia Guetzow, Sariah Hadley, Kenzie Herlien, Chris Jones, Kinza Karim, Nabiha Khader, Kanik LaFrancis, Carter Magnussen, Izzy Marino, Erin O’Keefe, Jordan Quaid-Bowman, Anna Stephens, Sophie Sweeney, Aria Villanueva, Maureen White, and Athena Zamfoti.
The stage managers are Raven Roquitte, Breanne Crawford, and Jasmine Villar.
The crew includes: Isabella Apura, Finley Burns, Penny Canna, Breanne Crawford, Joe Cosnowsky, Jared Cosnowsky, Olivia Croasdale, Camden de Leon, Micah Eaker, Elias Eberhart, Lincoln Gisburne, Maddy Govertsen, James Jeschke, Rori Johnson, Kaira Jojan, Chris Jones, Liyana Khader, Carter Magnussen, Isabella Marino, Nora Martinez, Luciana Moran, Eva Olsen, Lizzie Pekkarinen, Ariella Poi, Zoey Poi, Isabella Ramirez, Callen Roose, Raven Roquitte, Madeline Sobecki, Jasmine Villar, Kaleena Watkins, EJ Whittaker, Hannah Winborn, Riven Wisniewski, and Sam Womble.
The pit musicians are: Sophia Assaf, Matt Bambas, Joude Bounama, Sophia Champagne, Maddox Daniels, Charlotte Edwards, Gavin Gantar, Elliot Garcia-Ropars, Ms. Liz Hutchinson, Ms. Melanie Marr, Ellie Polsley, Josh Push, Tom Rubio, and JJ Wallace.