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The cast of “Oklahoma!” sings “Out of My Dreams” Thursday night at the Moffat County High School auditorium. Enlarge photo — Photo by Hans Hallgren

By Hans Hallgren

November 17, 2007

Photo by Hans Hallgren

Cody Rogers stands before the production as choir director Sean Teets leads the cast in warm-up exercises. The exercises are meant to help ease the tension before the students perform.

Photo by Hans Hallgren

Challyn Pfifer, from left, Andrew Field and Monika Baron watch from back stage as their fellow castmates perform. “There is a certain amount of opening night magic that happens that pulls a show up to a level that it wasn’t at before,” said Amy Pottinger, drama teacher for Moffat County High School.

Photo by Hans Hallgren

Sarah Kirk, right, helps Jentry Cattoor, with her dress before the production. Cattoor was having a good time with other students before the production.

Photo by Hans Hallgren

Stayton Mosbey, from left, Mary Penner and Taylor Crisp do singing warm-ups before the show.

Craig — After opening Thursday and Friday, the final shows of Moffat County High School’s presentation of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” are at 2 and 7 p.m. today.

The play is a classic musical and presents many challenging numbers for students to test their vocal limitations to a crowd expecting something on par with last year’s “Beauty and the Beast” production.

For many of the students, it was their last year with the high school drama department. And, as with most high school drama programs, new students get to stand in the spotlight.

“We are constantly changing,” said Amy Pottinger, drama teacher for Moffat County High School, “and hopefully continuing the quality that we have established and the seniors have worked so hard to maintain.”