By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post
The Thomas More Prep-Marian Pop Singers will present their annual showcase titled "Kaleidoscope" Saturday and Sunday.
"Our theme this year is 'Kaleidoscope: Change of Perspective,'" Alex Rome, director, said. "The last year has been a big perspective changer, so we are trying to bring a positive light out of all the horrificness in the last little while."
The group will be performing a song called "You will be Found" from the musical "Dear Evan Hansen."
In addition, there will be a variety of soloists performing songs, including "With You" from the musical "Ghost," "Folsom Prison Blues," and "Copacabana."
Jensen Brull, sophomore, and Madelyn Seiler, junior, will sing a duet "Sarah Brown Eyes" from the musical "Ragtime."
The students said they were unsure at the beginning of the school year if they would be able to host the annual showcase because of the pandemic.
"This is our first year with our new director, Alex Rome," Brull said. "She was an assistant director last year. I feel she's done a really good job of taking hold of the group, and we've really come together and bonded a lot working through COVID this year."
Seiler said this year has been special because all of the trials that the group has been through.
"To be able to perform has been a great blessing to all of us, and we've all been there for each other throughout the whole thing," she said.
The showcase will feature 20 vocalists and a four-piece live band.
A pre-show dessert bar will open at 6 p.m. Saturday in the TMP dining hall with the show starting at 7 p.m. in the school's Dreiling Theater.
Sunday's dessert bar opens at 1 p.m. with the show starting at 2 p.m.
Tickets are $10 and can be ordered by calling Kathy at 785-650-4371.
Money raised benefits the Pop Singers to pay for supplies, music and travel.
