Auditions for the Hays High School musical begin tonight.  Hays High will be putting on the show “All Shook Up”.  Brenda Meder, Executive Director of the Hays Arts Council, told Hays Post that it’s a brand new show with an old twist.

“It ran on Broadway for less than a year.  It’s a new musical, but the music is all Elvis.  It’s what they call a Jukebox musical.  It’s set in 1955.  Elvis does not appear, it’s not a story about Elvis, but all the music is Elvis Presley songs, written into this exciting, fast-paced, funny-spirited musical.”

The show is similar to other productions that use hit songs to tell a unique story, such as “Mama Mia”, which used songs from Abba or “Crazy for You” (which FHSU is putting on this fall), a musical comprised of all Gershwin music.

Meder says that the production of the musical will be a collaborative effort between herself as the Stage Director and Johnny Matlock as the Music Director.  She added that there are many other roles of people working together to put a play on such as costume, set and lighting design, as well as crews to manage the show backstage.

Meder said that details and pre-audition requirements can be found online.  Interested Hays High students can find more information through Moodle at the Hays High Website.

Musical auditions are tonight September 9th from 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Monologue auditions are Setpember 10th from 6:30pm – 8:00pm, with dance activity and other work to follow.
Callbacks will be Wednesday September 11th.