I have to admit that I was a little skeptical when I walked into the packed Little Theater last Friday night to see the latest Wayland High School production, Flight of the Lawnchair Man.  But after two hours of theater, I knew that this was one of the best shows I’ve seen performed at the high school.

Although the show had a very “different” storyline, I was pleased to see that the roles were extremely believable. The facial expressions that the actors and actresses used while singing were amazing. Not even for a moment did one of the actors slip up and step out of character. Each actor, whether they were the main character or a background dancer, had truly become his or her character.

But the most impressive performance was that of senior Sylvia Lorenzini, who played Gracie. Her flawless accent and singing was enough to fool anyone into thinking that the role of Gracie was made for Sylvia alone. Another impressive performance was that of Lowell Glovsky, who played Jerry Gorman, the “Lawnchair man.” Lowell made the audience feel Jerry’s urge to fly, and the bitter disappointment he had to face before he finally achieved his dream.

Some of the more humorous moments of the play came from Seth Lifland, who played Big Jack Preston, as well as from Cato Crumbley, who played Blaire Smith. Seth sang the song, To Tame the Sky,with impressive vocals and tone.  Cato perfected her imitation of a flight attendant, complete with all the hand motions and facial expressions. I would also commend Leonardo Da Vinci, played by Dan Hyde, and Charles Lindbergh, played by Jonathan von Mering for their exceptional singing and dancing combo during their solo songs.

The actors seemed satisfied with their performance as well. “The fantastic applause was enough to pass off all the months of training and hard work. There was just so much energy. We knew there were going to be a lot of people, but we didn’t know that there would be this many!” said Sophie Facher-Yarin, who played Beatrice Preston.

Overall, Flight of the Lawnchair Man gets 5 stars. The play had a nice balance between the serious and the humorous, which made it a light and enjoyable experience. The actors looked like they were having a lot of fun and they fit the parts magically.