Hickory Creek Middle School Spring Musical a big success

Hickory Creek’s version of "High School Musical" was enjoyed by family, friends and community on May 19, 20 and 21. It was presented by the Hickory Creek Middle School Choral Department and was directed by teacher Leslie Walton with Cynthia Corso Heath as the assistant director. This production marked the 21st Hickory Creek Middle School Spring Musical.

The story highlighted two high school sophomores, Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez, who had to overcome opposition from different high school cliques when they tried out for the lead parts in their high school musical. With Troy coming from the “jocks” and Garrielle being a “braniac” they worked through the peer pressure and inspired their friends to stop putting limits on themselves and come together as a school.

There were two casts for main characters. Characters and their portrayers included Troy Bolton: Clark Anderson / Colin Abbott, Gabriella Montez: Carys Haberkorn / Leyla Eames, Sharpay Evans: Kaitlyn Lee / Maggie Williams, Ryan Evans: Spencer Hendren / Hunter Lehman, Taylor McKessie: Allison Nagaraja / Mia Conway, Chad Danforth: Dominic Rincker / Andrew Draus, Ms. Darbus: Catherine Podlesak / Ava Stengle, Coach Bolton: Noah Weygandt / Shane Crean, Zeke Baylor: Sean Dore / Peter Bumba, Jack Scott: Dane Dal Bianco / Jack Delage, Kelsi Neilson: Dorothy Sargent / Naomi Carl, Martha Cox: Bridget Polomsky / Mya Bremmer, Jason: Ezekiel Adu-Baffour, James: Michael Ebenroth, Susan: Evelyn Powers / Delaney Graef, Cathy: Isabella Martino / Erica Schilf, Alan: Seth Carl, Cyndra: Emily Ueberfluss / Arann Naughton, Kratnoff: Matt Lombardo, Ripper: Shane Romberg, Mongo: Jack Fenlon. Karaoke M.C.: Joey Barrett, Ms. Tenny: Jessica Stoiber, and Science Decathalon Moderator: Candace Heitner. Along with these characters, over 100 additional students made up the other characters, chorus and stage crew. Numerous volunteers also helped with the production.