NU Dolphin Show Opens to Sold Out Crowds

By Elizabeth Schulze
Monday, January 25, 2010
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Northwestern's Dolphin Show is the largest student-produced musical in the country. This year's show "Parade" combines the talents of more than 150 NU students.

"We started working in April on the show and pretty much through the summer and we cast the show early this year so it's been a long process. But it's been great," one of the executive producers, Tom Casserly, said.

The Northwestern and Evanston communities packed Cahn Auditorium for the show Saturday night. Students who are a part of the show say they consider it a tradition.

"I enjoyed it a lot but it's really stressful at times and can be really time consuming but it's all worth it now that it's opening and it's here and everyone gets to see it," costumer designer Corinne Eckart said.

"Parade" tells the true story of an innocent Jewish man who is sentenced to death in Atlanta in 1913. Audience members say "Parade" is a departure from last year's production of "The Wizard of Oz."

"It's a totally different story...Wizard of Oz was really uplifting and just a fun musical and this is actually a serious, sad sort of musical," Communications sophomore Cat Alter said.

Audience members say they are impressed with the depth of the show's message as well as with the talent. Some say their expectations were far exceeded.

"The show's awesome. The voices are amazing, the acting is incredible, and I think Scott Weinstein does an awesome job directing," Communications junior John Sonbrock said.

Each year the Dolphin Show showcases the talent of musicians, actors, dancers and designers at Nortwestern. When performers took their final bow, they received a standing ovation.