(from left) Lydia Richman, Jenna Jezierski, Ryan Flaherty,  Ella Smith, Emma Guillemette, and Zoey Tadlock rehearse a scene from "Firebringer."
(from left) Lydia Richman, Jenna Jezierski, Ryan Flaherty, Ella Smith, Emma Guillemette, and Zoey Tadlock rehearse a scene from "Firebringer." Credit: โ€”Courtesy Jill Pinard

The John Stark Stage Company is proud to present the musical Firebringer. Show dates and times are March 11 at 7 p.m., two shows on March 12 at 2 and 7 p.m. and March 13 at 2 p.m. Firebringer is a comic musical set in prehistoric times and shows the struggles of early humans finding their way as a society.

This satirical musical features characters like Grunt, Smelly Butt, and Jamilla the Peacemaker. Senior Jenna Jezierski says, โ€œEvery character is funny and loveable, and they all go through lots of development to get to where they want to be by the end of the show.โ€

Parental guidance is suggested for adolescent humor.

The cast includes: Percy Carson, Kassidy Downing, Ryan Flaherty, Alexis Guilmette, Emma Guillemette Jenna Jezierski, Rose Kosciuszek, Arik Linstad, Berkley Newcomb, Lydia Richman, Braden Schou, Ella Smith, ZoeyTadlock, Alexx Wilber, and Maddy Wood.

Tickets are $7 for students and seniors (65+) and $10 for adults. Seats are limited and are on a first-come-first-serve basis at johnstarkstagecompany.ludus.com. As per current school policy, masks are optional but highly recommended.

Firebringerโ€™s music and lyrics are by Meredith Stepien and Mark Swiderski, book by Matt Lang, Nick Lang, and Brian Holden, arranged by Clark Baxtresser and Pierce Seibers, and was originally produced by StarKid Productions.