Though snow and ice scattered the ground, Lipscomb students glided across the stage in Singarama’s opening night.
The 52nd anniversary of Singarama kicked off in Collins Alumni Auditorium on Friday following a cancellation of Thursday’s original opening night.
Because of the cancellation on Thursday, the teams, following the themes of “Ready,” “Set,” and “Go,” were judged in the categories of theme and music during the same night.
The three shows were Ready or Not, directed by Anne Claire Smith, Back on Set, directed by Carolanne Deaton and Go For Your Dreams, directed by John Alex Foster. Ready or Not and Back on Set won the awards for best theme and best music respectively.
Deaton said that Thursday’s cancellation actually helped the group.
“We got more time to practice, so I think it got us better prepared for tonight,” Deaton said.
Savannah Pickens, a member of the group Ready or Not, also explained that, at first, the cancellation was a “bummer,” but the group was able to work on small details of the show during the extra time. She also said that the crowd had more energy.
“It ended up being good because the crowd had more energy tonight, and we did too,” Pickens said.
The next show will be a matinee on Saturday at 2 p.m. followed by the final show at 7:30 p.m.
Photo gallery by Erin Turner