Entertainment : School House Rock set to Rock the School this Weekend

School of Rock opens tonight at 7 pm at the VSHS auditorium. This Andrew Lloyd Webber musical features Ned Schneebly, aka Dewey Finn, played by senior Casey Funk. The story follows the plot of the original Jack Black movie. The slacker Dewey, posing as a teacher, takes a job at prestigious Horace Green Elementary. Along the way he teaches “musical fusion” to 13 fifth grade students, some tired teachers, several over-protective parents, his best friend the real Ned Schneebly, his uptight girl friend Patty, and “the man,” Rosalie Mullins, the principal, played by senior Sarah Schminke. School of Rock is funny, touching, a bit irreverent, and so rock and roll! Bring your phone flashlights! Those of you who, unlike Dewey’s students, do remember AC/DC and Led Zepplin, may not know that phone flashlights are the new cigarette lighters of concert goers. You have three chances to rock - Friday and Saturday, November 9 and 10 at 7 pm, and Sunday, November 11 at 2. Director Marcy Horst promises you’ll leave the show feeling like You’re in the Band! School of Rock CAST & CREW Dewey Finn CASEY FUNK Ned Schneebly COLE NEILSON Patty Di Marco CASSIE HAZEN Rosalie Mullins SARAH SCHMINKE Jess Sanderson EMILY TRINKLE Stella GRACIE MORIN Security MADI ATKINSON Security LEXI BUNTEN SCHOOL OF ROCK BAND Summer OLIVIA CODER Zach GABE SCHMIDT Katie GRACIE HORST Lawrence ANDREW WIRTH Winifred (Freddy) LAUREN UPMEYER Tomika ALLISSA HENDRYX Marcy RAEGANNE NEILSON Shonelle CAROLINE ERICKSON Jamie HALEY CLARK Billy JEREMIAH BROWN Sophie ELSA PAGE Madison TAYLOR SHIPLEY Macie BRYNN JOHNSON NO VACANCY BAND Theo ELI POWERS Doug SAGE HOLMES Bobbie EMMA DICKINSON Tess TESS LILLIBRIDGE Snake NOLAN HAISMAN PARENTS & BIKERS Mrs. Mooneyham BECCA STEFFEN Mr. Spencer SETH PATTERSON Mr. Williams NOLAN HAISMAN Mrs. Hathaway MADY RULE Mr. Hamilton SCOTT BETTERTON Mr. Sanford ALEX PLADSEN TEACHERS Ms. Sheinkopf KATELYN HUMISTON Gabe Brown ELI POWERS SAGE HOLMES, MADI ATKINSON, CLAIRE BOOTH, ISABEL ERLANDSON, BRENNA SCHEEL EMMA DICKINSON, GRACIE MORIN, EMILY TRINKLE, LEXI BUNTEN, TESS LILLIBRIDGE Director MARCY HORST Lights GRACE PETRZELKA Spotlight SADIE MAUER Music Director GERALD HORST Sound SAM SCHMIDT Backstage Asst. MORGAN WHITE