The all-school musical “Crazy for You,” written by Ken Ludwig with music by Ira and George Gershwin, will open Thursday, Nov. 12 in the CHS auditorium, with performances following Saturday and Sunday.

The Thursday and Saturday shows will be at 7:30 p.m. and a 2:30 p.m. matinee will show Sunday. Student tickets will be $7 and adult tickets will be $12 at the door prior to the show.

“Crazy for You” portrays the story of banker Bobby Child, played by junior Christian Theiss, who aspires to be in show business, despite his mother’s disapproval. Mother, played by senior Avery Cummings, sends Bobby to Deadrock, Nevada to foreclose on a theater, where he pretends to be famous Bela Zangler, played by senior Ismael Granda, in order to save the dying theater. There Bobby falls in love with Polly Baker, played by senior Blakelee Brownd. Trouble ensues when Bobby reveals to Polly that he has been disguised as Zangler.

“It’s a fun musical. There is some great dancing in it,” director Dave Yirak said. “The songs have really catchy tunes. It is a really funny story of mistaken identity. All kinds of fun things happen. I think you’ll see a great show that’s put together really well.”

Since the first week of school, the cast and crew have dedicated numerous hours each week to rehearse and create sets.

“We have a cast of about 62 and about another 10 to 15 technicians,” Yirak said. “Every show poses a lot of problems, and we really had to get together on this one to figure out how to make a car and how to create reversible sets. One of the biggest challenges is getting them changed in a decent amount of time.”

Stage manager senior Ben Bingham said the crew has overcome many obstacles with creating the show.

“We had to build a car from scratch, along with the sets,” Bingham said. “We have had to put up a lot of different lights. The crew has done a lot of painting. It has been a difficult show to put together, but we used what we had to create it the best we could.”

Yirak directed the musical with help from choreographer Beth Avila, music director Landree Steadman and costumer Joyce McBroom.

“You need to come out and support the kids,” Yirak said. “Come out and see us. We have put a lot of hard work into it. You will be glad you did.”