Local youth to perform the musical 'Luann'

Tickets are now on sale for Curtain Call Company's production of Greg Evans' musical "Luann – Scenes from a Teen's life." The show is directed and produced by Mary Fry. Performances will be Aug. 9, 10, 16, and 17 at Christ the King Church. The Friday performances will be at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday performances will be at 2 and 7:30 p.m.

The show is based on the Luann comic strips and follows Luann and her friends as they face cliques, school, and falling in love for the first time. It's the end of the school year and Luann wants to get the attention of her crush, Aaron Hill, but she'll have to compete with the beautiful cheerleader Tiffany to win Aaron over.

Meanwhile, Luann's brother Brad wants to impress his crush, Toni, but is having a hard time impressing her without messing up. The show promises to be upbeat, funny and all too relatable.

Curtain Call, which was founded in October of 2009, has worked with adult casts in the past, but with the absence of CAST's summer program, Fry thought that it was time for Curtain Call to do a youth production.

"Children have always amazed me in how they step up and meet the bar no matter how high you set it," Fry said.

Fry also said that Greg Evans, who wrote both the musical and the Luann comic strips, will be attending the show.

Tickets are available at the Major Market customer service desk for $10. Tickets can also be bought at the door or online with a small added fee, https://www.curtaincallcompany.org/contact.