The traditional story of a young woman falling unexpectedly in love is the theme of this year’s musical, “Hello, Dolly!”.

Senior Kelsie Schuman, who played the role of Belle in “Beauty and the Beast”, will be playing the lead role of Dolly Levi.

“[I found out I got the role of Dolly when] a bunch of people texted me ‘Hello, Dolly’ before I had any idea,” Schuman said.

Even though the lead will be played by Schuman again, many other changes have been made to the musical, including a change in the director.

“Every show is different, for many reasons,” director Jon Copeland said. “There are different people and new artistic ideas than last year, so there’s always going to be a change.”

Copeland will have to deal with many more additions to his cast and crew, including almost an additional 30 people, but according to senior Ronnie Sloop, it hasn’t impacted how much the cast enjoys rehearsals.

“[Rehearsal] is very relaxed, which helps foster creativity,” Sloop said.

Tuesday, Nov. 9 is opening night, and shows will be through Saturday, Nov. 13, with no performance on Friday, Nov. 12.

Tickets may be purchased ahead of time from Copeland, and they will be available at lunch, as well as at the door. General admission is $6, but tickets may be purchased for only $2 with a student I.D.