Kirksville High School students will transport audiences to 1950s New York City in their annual musical, West Side Story.  This musical explores the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage gangs from different ethnic backgrounds.  Tensions rise when Tony, a former Jet, and friend of the Jets leader, Riff, falls in love with Maria, whose brother Bernardo, is leader of the Sharks.  How can Tony and Maria ever be together?

West Side Story features such memorable songs as “I Feel Pretty”, “America”, “Gee, Officer Krupke”, and “Tonight”.  KHS students and faculty have been working for months with daily rehearsals in preparation for this massive musical undertaking.

The performance stars Joseph Doman as Tony, Meg Howard as Maria, with Sarah Vorkink as Anita, and Carlo Tornatore as Bernardo. Riff is played by Alex Grimm.  The musical is under the direction of drama teacher Denise Clark and choir teacher Rebecca Murphy. 

Performances are Thursday, November 16^th, through Saturday, November 18^th, at 7 p.m. with a Saturday matinee at 2 p.m.  General admission tickets are $5 each and can be purchased at Edna Campbell’s, Beard’s Decorating, Hy-Vee, or the Kirksville High School Office.  Tickets are also available at the door beginning approximately one hour before showtime.