Spring-Ford's 'Seussical' simply spectacular

Who doesn’t like Dr. Seuss? I always enjoyed reading the books to my kids when they were youngsters, especially “Hop on Pop” and “One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish.”
So it wouldn’t really be much of a stretch for me to enjoy last weekend’s performance of “Seussical” at Spring-Ford High School. That in and of itself would be good enough, but the fact that Younger Daughter was the stage manager for the production made it even sweeter.
I never underestimate the high school productions in this area. They are wonderful opportunities for young people to showcase their talents. While I’m more familiar with the Spring-Ford performances because I have a daughter who has been involved with them throughout her high school years, I’m sure other parents with children in other area schools feel the same as I do, as they should.
Under the direction of teacher Aimee Oblak, the kids did a fabulous job with “Seussical.” It looked to be a lot of hard work by everyone involved to stage this show. And the orchestra, led by musical director Joseph Perry, was absolutely stellar. I love seeing young people have the opportunity to explore their musical talents.
Of course, I’m biased because I have a daughter who was an integral part of the production. While I was impressed with all the performers, I have come to particularly like watching the work of Adam Speelhoffer, who played General Gengus Khan Schmitz in “Seussical.” He’s one of Younger Daughter’s pals, and seems like a decent kid on those times that I’ve met him, which probably explains why I like him. In addition, he is a fellow of size, like me, and he has a stage presence that I quite enjoy.
As you can see by the accompanying picture, Younger Daughter was quite pleased with Saturday evening’s performance. According to her, there were no glitches from the stage manager’s perspective. I’m so proud of my baby girl and I’m happy that she was happy with the production.