Avon High School Presents “Singin in the Rain”

The Avon High School Drama Club presents, “Singin’ in the Rain” on Fri., March 16 and Sat., March 17 at 7 p.m. and matinee Sun., March 18 at 2 p.m. at Avon High School, 37545 Detroit Road, Avon. Presale tickets are available online at www.locallevelevents.com/events/details/4081, $10 for adults, $8 for seniors/students and at the door (box office opens 45 minutes prior to the performance time) is $12 for adults and $10 student/seniors.

Synopsis: Now adapted for the stage, Singin’ in the Rain “pours” down delight, capturing the waning days of the silent screen era as they give way to new-fangled “talkies.” With The Jazz Singer premiere making Hollywood frantic, the studios are forced to suddenly change all the movie-making rules at once, to accommodate sound. In doing so, they leave silent pictures — and some of their stars — behind. When Monumental Studios turns silent The Dueling Cavalier into The Dancing Cavalier, a musical picture, staring Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont, in order to stay relevant, they are faced with a problem: their star, Lina Lamont can’t sing, and can’t even really talk. Lina’s voice sounds something like nails on a chalkboard. Enter Kathy Selden, an aspiring actress whose dulcet tones are able to cover Lina Lamont’s — calling into question what it means to act, how credit is distributed, and what it means to get a fair shake in the movie business. Singin’ in the Rain includes some of the best-loved comedy routines, dance numbers, and love songs ever written, including “Good Mornin’,” “Make ‘em Laugh,” and – of course – the show-stopping dance number, “Singin’ in the Rain.”