Sophomore Isaac Linnett has been involved in theatre for most of his life, starting when he was in elementary school.
“I started theatre because my mom started the [children’s] theater when I was growing up,” Linnett said. “That entire thing ignited my spark for theatre.”
Linnett participated in dozens of shows growing up and continued that momentum in college. He jumped into Harding’s theatre program with both feet, participating in every show he could, including ensemble in Spring Sing last year. Linnett said he enjoyed being in ensemble and wanted to audition for the role of host for fun, and he was cast as one of the hosts.
“It’s a privilege, for sure,” Linnett said. “I wasn’t expecting anything, and I know for some people it’s their dream to be [host], because they’ve grown up with Harding, but I kind of stumbled upon it with my girlfriend.”
Linnett said the production will have some changes from last year’s show, but it will be just as exciting. The biggest change was returning to the traditional four hosts from the six cast last year.
“I don’t think we’re necessarily, like, stepping back from how big it was last year… I mean Spring Sing is big,” Linnett said. “I don’t think it’ll ever not be big.”
The production team and students have been working on this show for months, and Linnett said he was excited to share it with the audience and see their reactions. “I’m just ready to see all the smiles on people’s faces in the audience,” Linnett said. “That’s what you get out of it. It’s sharing the love that you got from theatre and giving it to other people in the audience.”
