Imagine. Yellow whos. Purple who world. Orange and green trees. Pink clovers.

This year’s musical core message is imagination.

“The show is about not losing your imagination, not following the norm and trusting in yourself to believe and know the truth,” theatre director Lance Morse said.

Ranging from second to twelfth grade, 107 students are involved on and off stage.

“It is a whole lot of fun,” Morse said. “It is such a different mind-set for me then the task I’m used to.”

Rehearsing with young kids creates challenges.

“A key example is when I taught them the same choreography for the fifteenth time,” Morse said, “and a little girl stopped picking her nose and asked me what she should be doing. I took a deep breath and said let’s do it again and she said ‘you frustrating’.”

Sophomore Paige Snow enjoys acting out the character of Gertude McFuzz.

“I thought it would be so much fun to play Gertude because she is extremely, socially awkward and creepy, but also has a really sweet side,” Snow said.

Working her part through rehearsals she also has to act around the younger kids.

“I think it’s good for them to be in there,” Snow said. “They have a short attention span so it can be hard working with little kids especially through acting.”

While the young kids are not on stage they stay in the back with stage managers.

“Part of my job is babysitting,” assistant stage manager Taylor Kennedy said. “I’m very organized and I have to keep track of a cast of 107, but I do lots of babysitting.”

For Kennedy’s first time as assistant stage manager, she feels it gives her something to do.

“Watching everyone have fun being their character, making friends and giving cues is hectic but fun,” she said.”

Snow describes the show as crazy.

“The characters in this show have to be extremely huge,” Snow said. “They are this insane character throughout the whole performance until the end when you figure out the show is just Jojo’s imagination.”

For the cast and director this show requires high levels of energy.

“This show is adrenaline driven,” Morse said, “because we started out excited about producing this title, then went to just basic reading of the script, next to designing costumes, building costumes and scripts, then finally building characters.”

‘Seussical’ is the first theatre production performed with a white stage. Everything painted white, a projector will project images and color onto the stage.

“It’s going to be really cool,” Snow said. “The show makes you believe there is imagination left in this world.”

Practicing after school every day from 4pm to 6pm, Morse is ready for the performance.

“I appreciate my kids really stepping up and delivering this show,” Morse said. “I love it. It’s been crazy but rewarding and I think the energy and fun will translate to the audience.”

Nov. 17-19 the show begins at 7:30pm and Nov. 19-20 the show starts at 2:00pm. Tickets are $5 for students and $7 for adults.

Check back to view a slideshow of ‘Seussical’.