Ride the Cyclone


  

  Last night I got to go support my friends who are in Ride the Cyclone here at ONU. Ride the Cyclone is the musical that opens tonight, so go support the show if you can! We had an invited dress rehearsal that the theatre department gets invited to. It is so the performers and the tech can practice with an audience. There are two different casts for this show, so I watched the show twice last night. There is so much going on and it was so cool to see two different takes on all the characters. 

I laughed so hard and I also cried very hard as well. This show took me through a whirlwind of emotions that I was not expecting. It is a bit of a weird show so I was expecting to laugh and be very entertained, but I wasn't expecting it to cry as much as I did. 

Another interesting trait of this show is how they included the other casts that weren't playing their characters in the show. Ride the Cyclone is amusement/circus themed and a fortune teller is a very large part of the show. So the cast that isn't performing are actually dressed up like carnies. So before the show even starts, they are walking around like scare actors and interact with the audience. Then during the show they walk around in the wings and even in the audience. 

    Ride the Cyclone is also in the round, so this means that there is an audience on all four sides and the actors in the center have to play to all four sides of the audience. It is a really intimate experience that brings you even closer to the actors and the story being told. 

    I don't want to talk about the story too much, as I don't want to spoil anything if anyone decides to go watch the show but the six unique characters in Cyclone all get to tell their stories, dreams, fears and fantasies through acting, song and dance. This show is very comedic, but it also tells the story of not taking anything for granted. And to live life as well as you can and to enjoy every moment, whether good or bad. 

    I believe the show is almost sold out so if you are interested you can get tickets on the Freed website or go to Freed center before the show starts to get on the standby list for tickets. This is an amazing piece of theatre that will make an impact on anyone who chooses to go see it. And you can support the theatre department as well!

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  1. VivOctober 28, 2024 at 11:15 AM

    Thank you so much for coming to support! I could see you from my spotlight booth and watching your reactions was fun. I saw you crying last night at the last show and I just wanted to give you a hug. I know the entire cast and crew loved having you in the audience because your reactions were amazing. Im glad you had a cyclone of emotions... lol. Ok bye Ella I love you!

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