‘The Pajama Game’ comes to AHS

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Arlington High School students put on performances of “The Pajama Game” Nov. 6-9 and filled the stage with memorable characters. Photo by Scott Steele. (Click photo to enlarge.)

Arlington High School (AHS) had a full cast manning the stage for the Nov. 6-9 performances of “The Pajama Game.”

On stage, the dangers of a workplace romance were explored to hysterical effect in this romantic comedy from the creators of “Damn Yankees”: Conditions at the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory are anything but peaceful, as sparks fly between new superintendent Sid Sorokin and Babe Williams, leader of the union grievance committee. Their stormy relationship comes to a head when the workers strike for a 7½-cent pay increase, setting off not only a conflict between management and labor, but a battle of the sexes as well.

The AHS cast and the characters they played included Brittany Pirouznia (Babe), Mason Mitchell (Sid), Brice Bowles (Prez), Matthew Reber (Hines), Marty Dolan (Hasler), Camille Long (Gladys), Brooke Swain (Mabel), Stephanie Rurk (Mae), Maddie Taylor (Poopsie), Knia Robinson (Brenda), Erick Rivers (Pop), Jacob Clark (Joe), Alex Taylor (Charlie) and Vic Hayden (Max).

The ensemble included Maddie Barnett, Kaitlen Blair, Paige Burkley, Hunter Byers, Kamaria Chambers, Zachary Dawe, Keaton Ellis, Devyn Hannon, Savannah Hughes, Caitlyn Jones, Gabby Keith, Grace Korsmo, Miki Landers, Asha Love, Elaine Manuel, Kaylyn Nichols, McKenna Pegrim, Molly Rector, Rachel Riedel, Emily Robinson, Madeline Stewart and Steven Walter.