“Mr. (Bryan) Ames (PHS Band Director) came up with the theme and then we built the show around that,” said Charlotte Tyree, one of the directors of the show. “The kids all came up with their musical pieces, wrote the sketches, cast their own bits, and then they auditioned them.”
The directors did make a few suggestions.
“We have so many kids involved that we did make some casting suggestions,” said Tyree. “It was just one of those things where we wanted to be sure everybody got in the show.”
The show includes a montage of music written by PHS students, Nicole Beguin with her solo piece on guitar, Courtney Harris and Parker Miller with pieces they wrote for piano and a guitar trio written and sung by Rick Elm.
“It’s one of the first pieces I ever wrote and I really like it,” said Miller. “It’s one of my favorites to play. I like the way it moves.”
Miller’s first musical memory was an interesting one.
“It’s probably of my dad teaching me to play piano at my grandfather’s house,” he said. “He didn’t really know how to play either but he taught me by putting AAA batteries on the keyboard where I was supposed to play.”
Veteran of the Plymouth stage Rick Elm, has been a fixture backstage, but occasionally has come out of the wings to share his music.
“Writing is actually a snapshot of you at that moment,” said Elm. “I really like the idea of sharing where you were at a given moment in your life.”
His influences musically are varied and classic.
“I’d never go anywhere without the Beatles and Bob Marley, I can say that,” said Elm. “I’m really influenced by reggae and ’60s music like Jim Morrison and the Doors.”
Other members   of the cast include
Chorus – Grace Anders, Nicole Beguin, Jack Bowen, Ashley Campbell, Bailey Capper, Serena Constable, Kendall Cooper, Stephanie Diedrich, Crystal Fox, Tori Fox, Jessie Gibbs, Samantha Groves, Priscilla Ham-monds, Courtney Harris, Kristen Hatfield, Hailey Hennessy,Olivia Hilliard, KaLyn Hirschy, Shara Hudson, Nathan Hurt, Angelina, Jung, Krista Krpan, Marie LaValle, Anne Marshall, Ashley Mata, Tayler May, Nicole MacLain, Amy McLiver, Mandy McPherron, Tia Merritt, Kris Newman, Shelly Ortiz, Samantha Overmyer, John Patrick, Scott Read, Heather Rohr, Diane Sarna, Matt Slaydon, Tyler Switzer, Kayla Wentz, Dana White and Brandi Witmer.
Crimson Connection – Nicole Beguin, Serena Constable, Kendall Cooper, Jessie Gibbs, Angelina Jung, Tayler May, Amy McLiver, Shelly Ortiz, Samantha Overmyer, John Patrick, Scott Read, Heather Rohr, Andy Sanchez, Diane Sarna, Matt Slaydon, Tyler Switzer
Emcees – Cam Robertson, Rebecca Moberly, Kristen Hatfield, Jessie Gibbs, Ash-ley Mata, Andy Langdon, KaLyn Hirschy, Crystal Fox, Angelina Jung
Stagecrew
Lighting Technicians – Cody Hamman, Bo Guer-icke, Karl Ulrich
Sound Engineers – Preston Bastardo, Thomas Gorski, Patrick Arvesen
Wing Managers – Rick Elm, Autumn Kozuch
Backstage Crew – Chad Ballog, Brooke Benjamin, Tim Bessinger, Clayton Bright, Ashley Campbell, Jorge Dorantes, Rachel Emmons, Sami Guerrero, Zach Harding, Andrew Large, Kasey Litts, Sarah Mann, Miranda Martin, Kyle Matthews, Katie McPherson, Betsy Miller, Adam Parillo, Scott Read, Spencer Smith, Hannah Woodworth
Pit orchestra 
Flutes – Mae Christian-sen, Tori MacLain, Katie Shaffer, Cassie Eberly
Oboe – Elizabeth Oviedo
Carinet – Brittany Halsey
Alto Sax – Tabitha Sher-wood
Tenor Sax – Katelynn Brashere, Samantha Kemp
Baritone Sax – Tom Wilson
F Horn – Stephen Johnson
Trumpets – Stephen Boener, Doug Booth, Zach Heet, Taylor Jones
Trombones – Jesse De-Vault, Samantha Hellinga, Nolan Ludwig, Cameron Pifer
Baritone – Jacob Shafer
Bass Guitar – Alex Eads
Drum Set – Ben Kraszyk