Taylorville High School is set to bring the style of Elvis Presley to life later this month. Their spring musical, All Shook Up, will be presented the evenings of March 26, 27, and 28 at the junior high school. The final day also features a matinée performance. The performers and the team behind the scenes hope the thick plot and musical spirit will captivate audiences.
Rani Gosnell is the musical director. She says love triangles and a wide geographical range are part of the synopsis of the play as it will be presented.
Caydon Finks and Kendall Moehring portray Chad and Natalie, respectively. Chad is the traveller, while Natalie is one of the characters who meets him.
Both Moehring and Finks say they enjoy the experience of expression as someone else when on stage.
Gosnell appreciates the social side of working in musicals and notes that it’s an opportunity for those even with little skill in performing to hone it in the preparation process.
The school is accepting sponsors who wish to financially support the efforts behind this musical and future ones.
Tickets are $15 for adults and $9 for K-12 students. They can be bought in advance at tcusd3music.booktix.com or at the door.
More information on Taylorville High School and the performance is available at ths.tcusd3.org.
Caydon Finks, Rani Gosnell, and Kendall Moehring appeared as guests on the WTIM Morning Show.
