Spring Sing cultivates connections within the Harding community, and those relationships are one thing that makes the production special for junior Weston Eades. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eades, one of last year\u2019s hosts, said he wanted to audition for host again because he loves seeing families and alumni reuniting at Spring Sing, including both sides of his family. Preparing and rehearsing for the production also creates and strengthens relationships among participating students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c[Spring Sing 2024] was one of the best performance experiences I\u2019ve had,\u201d Eades said. \u201cYou make such good friends when you spend countless hours with people when you\u2019re under pressure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This environment is consistent in activities around campus, but especially in Harding\u2019s theatre productions. Eades said one of his best friends, sophomore Isaac Linnett, is also a host, and they have participated in Pied Pipers together this year as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy first thought was how excited I was that me and Isaac both got it,\u201d Eades said. \u201cMe and Isaac had worked on our audition pieces for three weeks together\u2026 so that was the most rewarding part, was getting to see our work together paying off.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The importance of relationships in Spring Sing\u2019s culture is also incorporated in Eades\u2019 feature song, \u201cIf I Can Dream,\u201d by Elvis Presley. Eades said the original idea for his song was to have a group on stage behind him with differences among the members, whether that be age, occupation, race or gender. The final decision was to tie in a little bit of Harding and have the ensemble wear club jerseys and have various social clubs represented in the number. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI think the message is as relevant as ever,\u201d Eades said. \u201cElvis wrote it with race relations in mind, and that topic exists, along with all different types of people coming together. One [message] is looking towards heaven, when we\u2019ll all be together without any conflict, but also looking, dreaming, towards a time now when we can find a space of mind to show everyone love despite any difference.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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