by Michelle S. Johnson
Waterville Playshop
Waterville Playshop is gearing up for its second “from screen to stage” show of the season, the stage adaptation of the 1980 movie “9 to 5!”
With a score by Miss Dolly Partin , the show’s music
and action move the story along without a hitch. One of the original female empowerment stories, “9 to 5” features such high-energy songs as “Shine Like the Sun,” “Change It,” and the well-known hit “9 to 5!”
When the chauvinistic attitude at Consolidated becomes more than Violet, Judy, and Doralee can bear, the three decide to kidnap repulsive Mr. Hart and keep him prisoner in his own home. The trio then sets out to prove that they can run the company better than Hart ever could by empowering their workforce and providing benefits the “little guy” needs to feel valued.
Director Michelle S. Johnson is assisted by choreographer Nicole Spadafore and musical director Tyler Strayer.
Performances are scheduled for Friday April 12 and Saturday, April 13, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, April 14 at 2:30 p.m. at the Maumee Indoor Theatre. Tickets are on sale now at www.watervilleplayshop.org. Tickets are $17, and student/senior tickets are $15. Tickets will also be available at the door.
Attached photo (clockwise from front center): Chris Stack (Mr. Hart), Jess Mullins (Judy), Jill
Reinstein (Violet), and Kristin Kukic (Doralee). Photo by Michelle S. Johnson.
