Director of Development and Alumni Relations
PLYMOUTH - There are several things that herald the coming of spring in the city of Plymouth - the first robin, leaves budding on the trees and the Plymouth High School Variety Show.
This year's show is affectionately entitled "Circus Bezerkus" and will run Friday and Saturday, May 6 and 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the PHS Auditorium. Doors will open at 7:00 p.m. for festival seating. Tickets are available at the door. All tickets are $7.
"We have a lot of clowns and mayhem going on," said senior cast member Jessie Gibbs. "Jacob Pritchard the one man band is amazing. It's worth the show just to see him."
Putting the show together is a challenge for directors Brian Ames of the PHS Band, Mary Pat Glaub director of the PHS choir and Charlotte Tyree and Jane Faulstich of the theatre department.
"Our kids are busy kids, they are in all kinds of stuff so getting them all here is tough," said Glaub of dress rehearsal week. "It's great because we get to share responsibilities and kids. It's a lot of fun because we try to give everybody a chance to do something they don't normally do. It's a very hectic week, but come Friday we're very excited."
A giant elephant will make it's PHS stage debut and of course audience members will see senior Austin Craft shot from a cannon.
"Miss Faulstich walked up to me and said 'Hey Austin do you want to be shot out of a cannon,'" said Craft. "That's something you don't always see on the PHS stage and if you're offered a part in it, you take it."
Both Gibbs and Craft are veterans of many shows on the PHS stage. So many in fact it seems to have affected Gibbs memory.
Can I count on my fingers real quick," she said with a laugh when asked how many shows she's been in. "Let's see that's 11 right now and I'm going to audition for a 12 on Saturday.
"I liked (the theatre) since I was a little kid one of my friends was big into the theatre and I went to one of her shows and thought that was really cool and wanted to try it to."
"Behind the curtain you get really nervous and then they announce the show and you hear the audience clapping and that fuels you to get ready for the show because you know no matter what you do they're going to like it."
Any particular moment that you'll take away?
"One moment I probably shouldn't say," said Craft. "Probably my favorite moment was at the end of last year's winter play. I was playing John Tyree's big brother and I was protecting him from another kid and we get in a fight about it. Every time we did the scene it was intense and got more so every night."
Any tips for your fans out there Austin?
"I don't know that I have too many fans, but I would just like to say come and support the PHS band, choir and theatre department. Every Variety Show is completely different. It's just the place to be."
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