The cast and crew of Reefer Madness has been working incredibly hard over the whole semester to put together this incredible show. It’s going to be an awesome show, and no one is going to want to miss this one. Drugs, Sex, Murder, this show has it all. And here’s the really mad part…

REEFER MADNESS OPENS THIS WEEK!!!
(…you probably should buy your tickets now!)

In celebration of all the hard work that has been put into this show, we are going to showcase the production team this whole week. Through each spotlight you can gain a bit more information into the behind the scenes Madness that this production team has brought to the M&C.

Today’s Spotlight: Choreography

Choreographer: Allison Moroz
Assistant: Keri McGlothlin

Allison is from Warrington, PA. She is a Senior majoring in Psychology and Theater.

“I signed up to choreograph because I heard about the production and really wanted to be involved in some way. I was told about a few different ways to get involved and with my background in dance I felt that I would be the most comfortable in this position” Allison told us in a recent interview.

Allison is the President of Dancin’ and has served on the Steel City Swingers.

“Because of my background in Irish dance, I don’t have the tendency to choreograph arm movements and had to keep apologizing for lack of movement.”
Allison didn’t have to do it all on her own though. She had the Industrial & Systems Engineering with a minor in theater, Keri as her assistant. Keri, who is also a member of Dancin’ signed up because she thought that this would be a really fun and interesting way to stay involved in the theater community.

“This is also the most applicable way to utilize my love for dance through theater and be able to share it with Lehigh” Keri remarked.
During the interview both Keri and Allison agreed that choreographing “The Orgy” gave them a good laugh.

“When Allison and I first started to think about what to do for The Orgy song we had no idea. It took a lot of “This might look weird,” “don’t watch the first time I do this,” and a lot of laughing at ourselves to come up with something. We did not know how to write down the moves we came up with, so we had to video tape ourselves doing it which turned out to be a memorable moment for us. ” Keri confessed.

“The cast just gave me deer-in-the-headlights looks when I told them the expectations for some of the moves. Luckily, they have been game for what I have thrown their way!” added Allison.
Both of these brilliant and charming choreographers have been putting their all into this production, but the work isn’t without it’s rewards.

“The highlight of choreographing has been getting to really see the behind-the-scenes side of a musical. I love getting to work with the cast and seeing the different numbers come together is a ton of fun!” revealed Allison.
Keri speculated that her highlight of choreographing Reefer is “Being able to look at the actors and see them do a dance that we taught them almost without any mistakes. I can tell they took our corrections and are making sure not to repeat a move that was previously wrong. To see the progression is really great.”
When asked what their favorite moment in Reefer Allison informed us that it has to be “Listen to Jesus, Jimmy”

Keri chimed in “personally, I love Little Mary Sunshine. I was struggling with choreographing this song for a long time, but once I got into a studio and just listened to the song a few times and tried some moves, it came together. It took another try to fix a few things but it seems like everyone in the song loves performing it and it brings a smile to my face every time I watch it.

And so, the Madness Begins: Production Spotlight #1 Choreography

Dan Kisling

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