The Garden City High School drama department will present “Mean Girls: High School Version”. Book by Tina Fey, Music by Jeff Richmond, and Lyrics by Nell Benjamin. The performances will be held on April 12th and 13th at 7:00 p.m. There will be a matinee on April 14th at 2:30 p.m. The shows will be held in the auditorium on the Garden City High School campus, 2720 Buffalo Way Blvd. This play is rated PG-13, and may not be suitable for young children. Parental supervision is advised at this production.
Ticket prices are $10 for adults, $8 for senior citizens and $5 for students in high school and under. Tickets may be purchased at https://gardencitydrama.ludus.com, from cast members, or at the door the night of the performances. The box office opens an hour prior to the production for the purchase of tickets at the door. Cash, checks, and credit/debit cards are accepted.
Synopsis: “Mean Girls: High School Version” is based on the original motion picture. Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. How will this naïve newbie rise to the top of the popularity pecking order? By taking on The Plastics, a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George. But when Cady and her friends devise a "Revenge Party" to end Regina’s reign, she learns the hard way that you can’t cross a Queen Bee without getting stung. (MTIshows.com)
Cast: Cady Heron is played by Georgia Fahrmeier (senior). Once arriving at North Shore HS, Cady befriends Janis played by Marsae Hanneman (freshman) and Damian played by Nic Vigil (junior). At lunch her first day Cady meets “The Plastics”: Regina George, the queen bee, played by Hayley Loya (senior), Gretchen Weiners, Regina’s informant, played by Danica Galia (junior), and Karen Smith, who apparently can’t spell orange, played by Katrina Almaguer (senior). Her math teacher, Ms. Norbury, is played by Julia Facio (junior). Aaron Samuels, the boy Cady has a crush on who used to date Regina, is played by Santiago Rueda (senior). Prinicpal Duvall is played by Logan Wyatt (senior). Regina’s mom is played by Daniela Loya (sophomore), and Cady’s parents are played by Lila Scrivner (freshman) and Silas Lobmeyer (junior). Jasper Transfiguracion (senior) plays mathletes captain, Kevin G. Playing all the teen roles/teachers/mathletes are seniors: Logan Wyatt, Gavin Norton, Phybee Madlangbayan; juniors: Silas Lobmeyer, Julia Facio, Albert Revolorio, Gustavo Hiracheta, Veronica McCallum, and Jasleen Garcia; sophomores: Daniela Loya, Emelyn Caro, Esme Herrada, Leslie Perez, and Julibeth Arzate; and freshmen: Lila Scrivner, Chandler Haas, Mila Sedgwick, Emelin Dominguez, Zane Sorensen, Zephyr Hernandez, and Ailyn Robledo.
Alice Hilt is the Director. Mark Van Savage is the fight coordinator. Musical Director is Abigail Martinez. Rehearsal Accompanist is Andrew Zoschke. Pit Conductor is Wyatt Smith. The stage manager for this production is Izzy Frey (junior) and assistant stage manager is Nathan Palomo (junior). The Set was designed by Alice Hilt and built by Hilt, Technical Theatre classes, and cast. Costume Designer is Robyn Hilt and with costuming students and cast working to construct all the costumes in the production. Lights were designed by Alice Hilt. Sound designers are Giselle Rueda (freshman) and Izzy Frey (junior). Publicity chair is Katrina Almaguer (senior) Programs were designed by Alice Hilt. Poster design was done by Veronica McCallum (junior).