Who could ask for anything more?
Crazy For You combines romance and humor to bring the 1930s to life
- Kate Bailey / Scroll Staff
Photo courtesy of Mike Lewis
Kelly Ford, a senior from Puyallup, Wash., Jeff Gonzalez, a junior from Centreville, Va., Mandi Barrus, a junior from Idaho Falls, Idaho, Dani Sims, a sophomore from Scottsdale, Ariz., pose in costume.
With colorful scenery, plenty of stage violence, Hungarian accents and elaborate costumes, Crazy for You premiered in the Snow Drama Theatre Feb. 6.
The cast began rehearsing in September of 2006. Music and lyrics were tackled first, and the cast started learning dances and choreography toward the end of fall semester.
Along with the additional stage direction came an increase in rehearsal time.
As my friends will tell you, I have no social life other than the play,
said Jennie Jackson, a sophomore from La Canada Flintridge, Calif. She spent the long rehearsal nights portraying Irene, the lead’s very rich self-proclaimed fiancée.
However, the nightly rehearsals that lasted from 7 p.m. to midnight didn’t affect the attitude of the performers.
It was so much fun; it’s something I love to do,
said Celeste Harper, a junior from Lloydminster, Alberta, and a chorus member who played the stage manager. It’s a passion that I have, and [Crazy for You] was another way to do it.
Jordan Tait, a sophomore from Phelan, Calif., and Meredith Bellows, a junior from Omaha, Neb., portrayed romantic leads Bobby Childs and Polly Baker. The characters’ relationship rollercoastered from emotional high to low with passionate kisses and feisty stage slaps.
No performers were actually hurt during the production of this play… for the most part.
[Stage slapping] is just a lot of body, it’s not as difficult as it looks, really,
Tait said. Sometimes Polly actually slaps me and that helps making it real.
Set in New York City and a small town in Nevada in the early 1930s, Crazy for You had costumes true to the time period and even a life-sized Rolls-Royce, from which an entire chorus line of girls magically appeared.
The costumes were hilarious. The suits kept me on the edge of my seat,
said Trevor Wetzel, a junior from Idaho Falls.
The cast, accompanied by an entire pit orchestra, brought Gershwin’s classics, such as Someone to Watch Over Me,
and I’ve Got Rhythm,
to life.
It was exciting and exhilarating. It makes me want to be a singer, dancer, and I especially want to be a star,
said Katelyn Fleming, a freshman from Huntington Beach, Calif.
Crazy for You will continue through Feb. 15. If tickets are sold out, standby tickets will be made available 10 minutes before performances. 
