5 Reasons You Need to See the Spring Musical

The Hopatcong High School drama club will host "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" at the auditorium at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Sunday's show will start at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $5 for students and senior citizens while adults will be charged $8.

But you already know that. You want to know why you should go.

Let the actors tell you.

1. You Should Go Because You Like Laughing: "It really all comes down to the laughing," senior Brooke O'Donnnell said. "There is not one serious moment of this show. As much as I would like to say there is and that it takes so much to get into character, it's just a funny show. We still laugh at the jokes, and we've been doing this since January.
2. You Should Go Because of the Hard Work: "We've been at it four to six times a week since January," senior Mike Sickles said. "We worked Saturdays a lot, which gave us a lot of rehearsal time."
3. You Should Go For the Seniors: Of the 24-member cast, 15 are seniors. "I don't think there's pressure as much as there's excitement," Munoz said. "This is going to be the last time we're going to be on the stage.' Added Sickles: "There's just pure excitement. And it's our last show so even trying to go out on a high note is just exciting for me. … It's just getting it down and getting the energy to do it, which comes directly from the audience."
4. You Should Go Because of the On-Stage Chemistry: "This fits the group of people we have," senior Steve Munoz said of the cast. "If there was any show of ours that fits the cast, this is the one. Everyone is cast really nicely where they are."
5. You Should Go Because The Director Said So: "We started early. The attendance was good straight through. I think this is hard-working a group as I've ever had. I think that's the main part, how much work has gone into this. It's sheer fun. Laughter. Usually we're concerned about the story. This time, it's just happy show and, hopefully, the audience will be smiling and laughing along with us."