‘Footloose’ comes to North Putnam stage

Ruby Sullivan (Ariel Moore) and Tucker Elmore (Ren McCormack) star in the upcoming North Putnam Thespian Troupe production of “Footloose.” The musical runs Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

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This weekend, North Putnam Thespian Troupe 1478 will present “Footloose” the musical.

Shows are this Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students.

The action in “Footloose” centers on new kid Ren McCormack’s campaign to have a law against dancing abolished in the tiny, devoutly Christian town of Bomont. The musical ran on Broadway for a short time, and those who saw the movie will recognize many of the songs in the stage version.

Tucker Elmore and Ruby Sullivan are playing the lead roles of Ren McCormack and Ariel Moore, respectively.

Other lead cast members include Ziah Barnes as Ren’s mother Ethel; Dean Lepine and Shelby Merrill as Ariel’s parents, the Rev. and Mrs. Moore; Jakob Seger as Willard; Seth Fuhrman as Coach Dunbar/Bickle; Logan Robbins as Jeter/Lyle; Natalia Grajewski as Rusty; Layla Hassar as Urleen; and Maddy Shofner as Wendy Jo. Chuck Cranston is played by Jace Flater.

The cast also includes Hayden Fowler, Shiloh Worth, Erika Buker, Quenton Brown, Kate Myers, Zoey Phipps, Kelsa Barnes, Skylynn Coe, Rebekah Alford and Aubrey Pierson.

Orchestra for the show will be Matthew Trotter, Grace Clodfelter, Kathryn “Igy” Kinsel, Lilian Gaddis and Jubilee Majors.

Stage manager for the show is Breanna Richardson, assistant stage manager is Angel and others on stage crew are Shiloh Worth and Jacky Gaddis. Directing the show is Dustin Bond, with Morgan Asher assisting with vocals and playing piano. Set design by Linda Gjesvold and pit orchestration led by Matthew Wargel.