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Shuttles from Lot D to the stage
entrance may be available, said
Flora, adding that the show is not
being staged at Lakeview Middle
School due to construction.
“There is an elevator right by that
lot so if we can’t get a shuttle,” she
said, “like golf cart or something,
then we’ll open the elevator so they
can kind of get through the build-
ing. They can come into the building
right there, take the elevator up to
this level, and then walk past the caf-
eteria to get down here.”
Besides Flora, the production
team also consists of: costumes -

Stephanie Hiaeshutter and Nicole DeGraff; vocal music - Jessica Claud and Luis Rodriguez; and, choreogra- phy - Briana Berning. Flora said she has been not only directing LMS Masque productions for the past 11 years but also summer productions for area youths who can’t get enough of theatre. Starting in the 2024-2025 school year, Flora will direct all district plays and musicals on all levels, elementary through high school. “For the elementary show especial- ly, and sometimes the middle school too, I like to have our high schoolers doing all the things and always look for those that are interested in the behind the scenes things,” said Flora, “from directing to helping with cho- reography and music to all the things the mentors currently do, depending on what the high school groups inter- est and ability allow for.” For “Wimpy,” Flora’s assistant vocal director is Luis Rodriguez who is an upcoming sophomore she calls “Absolutely amazing” with the cast. “This is last year’s fourth through eighth graders so this cast is next year’s, fifth through ninth graders,” said Flora. “So it’s the final show at the middle school level for the eighth graders going into the summer.” The youngest cast member is nine and was slated to join the first full presentation of the show Wednesday, July 17 in the Black Box Theatre for 302 summer school students, said Flora. “The kids in that age group, they just want more theater,” explained Flora. “We want them to have more opportunities in the community to do that. So I’m like, Okay, we’ll do a summer show.” While there is a participation fee much like the ones athletes have to pay to play sports, the cost is still less expensive than attending a pro-

fessional theatre camp, said Flora. Participation fees help pay for the scripts and costume pieces, she said, adding that kids wanting to partici- pate but can’t afford the fees can pri- vately request special arrangements that are kept confidential. “I don’t want money to be a bar- rier,” she said. Parents have also been pitching in, helping with costumes and props. Flora said the story of surviving middle school seems to resonate with her middle school cast. “I know the kids knew the books because they read them at middle school,” said Flora. “But they’ve taken to the music, they’ve taken to,

like, the story of the script. And like, the whole story is basically about middle school life and being stuck in the middle. Elementary, you do all these fun field trips, they’re growing, they’re cute, they’re adorable. And then high school, it’s like they’re getting ready for college. They’re grown. They’re cute, they’re adorable, but middle school just kind of gets almost forgot. Like, this is the ‘middle child syndrome.’ And it just talks about how you know, how to survive middle school. Greg’s story is that he has to decide between being popular and his best friend. So it’s really, really good.”

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