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Jade Sparks, junior communications major, and Marah Melvin, junior theatre major, run through a rehearsal for the annual spring dance show “The Eleven O’ Clock Club”. The show will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Karl C. Bruder Theatre. Lingzi Su/The Bulletin

Conceived and directed by Lindy Bartruff, adjunct professor of dance, “The Eleven O’ Clock Club” is a mix of old school and modern day musical pieces combined into one dance show.

The show tells the story of a club created by a group of “hoofers” in the silent film era who form a retreat to help them with their voices. Fast forward to modern times, and the great grandson of one of the original members has recreated the club by sending out applications to nine performers who come to the retreat to find their voices as well.

“I wanted to bring classic and current musicals to the ESU audience that it wouldn’t otherwise be aware of,” Bartruff said. “I liked the idea of the ‘11 O’ Clock’ number, which is the most dramatic number in a show.”

“The Eleven O’ Clock Club” features musical numbers from a variety of sources including “Footloose,” “Memphis” and even “American Idiot” by Green Day.

Bartruff said the show presented a unique challenge because it is a “book show,” meaning that along with having musical numbers and dances, the show also has a script. Students performing in the show said that it presented both challenges and rewards.

“A lot of actors get inward sometimes on stage, and this dancing definitely helps you go out…it definitely helps you connect to the audience too,” said Andrew Walker, junior theater major.

Walker said the most challenging aspect of the show is the “American Idiot” number, but he also said that it’s his favorite song in the show.

Casey McCabe, senior theater major, is the stage manager for “The Eleven O’ Clock Show” and said he had his own unique set of rewards and challenges.

“This is my first show doing technical stuff – I’ve always just acted,” McCabe said. “So sitting on the other side of the table and watching the other people start off not knowing what’s going and then building into their songs is really cool.”

McCabe said the challenges he’s faced have been mostly organizational, such as making sure people stay on task and keeping track of important supplies and papers. He also said that his favorite numbers are “Underground” from “Memphis” and “American Idiot.”

Although McCabe is a graduating senior, this will not be his last show, as he is doing summer theater.

“I’ve done shows before, but I’ve never done a dance musical before so this is the first time I’ve ever done anything that takes this much energy,” said Rachel Head, freshman biology major.

“The Eleven O’ Clock Club” will premiere at 7:30 p.m. this Friday in Bruder Theater in King Hall and is for one night only. Bartruff said that the show is free and seats will be first come first serve.

Luke Bohannon

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Noah Mefford, junior theater major, and Cara Lohkamp, sophomore theatre major practice their moves for the spring dance show Monday in Roosevelt. Erica Cassella/ The Bulletin

This year marks the first time a dance show has been part of the main theater season. “Dream Park in ‘80s City” is the title for first show of its kind in Emporia State’s history. The story revolves around 17 people working through a day in the city, told through dances choreographed to music from the ‘80s.

“I decided to do the ‘80s because there’s a lot of exciting hip-hop, break-dance and just a sense of the times, so I placed it in a park in a city…that allowed for people to have all kinds of dreams and themes,” said Lindy Bartruff, director of the show and adjunct professor of dance.

Bartruff said the buildup to the show had been slowly developing over a long period of time, beginning in the 1970s with ballroom dancing. Over the last seven years, Bartruff said the dance program has developed from dancing in the Friesen Studio for anyone who could come to putting on a full show in the Karl C. Bruder Theater.

“I thought it would be a nice experience, lots of fun, high energy (and I) get to hang out with my peers,” said Cara Lohkamp, sophomore theater major.

Lohkamp will perform in a scene with Noah Mefford, junior theater major. Mefford plays a man who has finally gotten a car and spots Lohkamp’s character in the park who is just trying to do her aerobics in peace. The two perform a pas de duex, or a duet dance to the tune of “Get Out of My Dreams and Into My Car.”

“Dream Park in ‘80s City” has an extensive cast comprised of 17 dancers and three other students who are working on the more technical aspects of the show such as lighting, costume and sound design. The show will also feature a small amount of special effects including fog during another duet which is choreographed to the song “Who Made the Moon?” by Little River Band.

Bartruff said that while the music will provide a great deal of atmosphere for the show, the characters themselves are also well defined.

“My character is a convenience store clerk,” said Emily Warren, senior theater major. “She’s sick of her job, sick of her life, her boyfriend just got laid off, and she just wants to leave the city and start a new life with him.”

Warren will perform to “Fast Car” by Tracy Chapman. She will also perform in other dance numbers both as the clerk and as other characters.

“Dream Park in ‘80s City” premieres on at 7:30 p.m. on May 6 in the Karl C. Bruder Theater. Admission is free.

Luke Bohannon