 Legally Blonde, the musical is taking center stage as the last summer production for Bemidji's Paul Bunyan Playhouse. As Mal Meyer reports, while the show follows the plot of the movie version, this group with thespians has made it their own. The cast and crew are bringing in their experience from all over the Midwest. I've been doing theater since I was 10. I'm actually from Kansas City, but this is my first production here. They practice for 9 hours a day for 10 days in order to get everything ready. We have to sing, they have to get their acting, and the dancing, it takes a while. Even more difficult when they moved into the chief theater just two days before opening night. So the hardest part about it is just transferring all of our knowledge and set-moving and all that here in this space. While they're rehearsing and getting down all the other moving parts, they're also thinking about other ways to make the show different, namely the characters. For Adam Calcagno, this meant that he had to make three roles his own. It's just a good thing to have so you can kind of flex your creative muscles where you can differentiate characters and change of voices, change of physicality. Kevin Beebe is also flexing his acting muscles by making Professor Callahan even more sinister. It's actually the first time I've ever played a villain and not been a comedic actor, so it's been a nice challenge for me. The actors drum up some aspects of the characters that differ from the movie. Mike Tobers says Luke Wilson plays a cooler Emmett where this one is a little more quirky. It's kind of an unassuming love interest. He's really just kind of focused on getting through school and like getting his ducks in a row. But there are a lot of other aspects to look forward to from the modern and contemporary musical. The dancing is fantastic and we have a great band with drums and keyboard, guitar, bass. Tickets are on sale now for the show that runs through August 12th. In Bemidji, I'm Al Meyer, Lakeland News. Paul Bunyan Playhouse says it will have productions of steel magnolias, hairspray and Clue during next year's season. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.