By Risa Askerooth

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Performances soared in the Central Theater Arts Academy (CTAA) fall play, “The Curious Savage”, shown on Nov. 9, 10, 16 and 17. Set in a 1950s insane asylum around the character Mrs. Savage, the play was able to overcome its complications and shine in its performance due to the diligent effort put in by the cast and production team.

“There’s a lot of people involved, a lot of kids involved in putting on a production,” said CTAA coordinator Jamie Stroud, “It was the improvement, the progress, the work ethic of the people involved creating a really great show.”

All the hard work put into the play paid off when it resulted in impressive experiences for both the audience and cast. “Everything just falls together in a place where everything is just almost like second nature and you literally are stepping into another world,” said Sophomore Nicholas Howe who portrayed Hannibal, continuing, “When you’re watching it, it’s just kind of cool.”

Although casting the character Titus proved a difficulty, all the components of the play were united in the end. “We were missing one character for a really long time so once we got him going and he learned all his lines, that’s when it all kind of started all coming together,” said Freshman Katherine Stroud, who played Lily Belle.

Once the cast overcame this casting barrier, the actors fully developed their characters in a steady progression of improvement.  “I would say that in the beginning, it’s a little bit awkward because you’re just moving based on direction but now you’re on-stage and the lines just come out,” stated Howe, continuing, “We have all gotten so much better on-stage.”

CTAA hopes that they will continue to entertain and make lasting impressions in audience members’ minds with their next musical, “The Sound of Music”, which will show in April and May of 2013.