Generation X made a comeback on stage this weekend at the annual spring play put on by Fisher Players.
Audience members were taken back to the 1970’s in the adaptation of Patricia McLaine’s play Love is Contagious. 

The play examined the impact of relationships on a number of characters, including a naïve farm girl, a frustrated artist, a career-struck woman struggling to become a housewife and an occupied journalist, to name a few.

The 11 characters were played by freshmen Caleb Norton, Stephanie Pineo and Jenna Bellucci; sophomores Kathy Fallon, Matthew Futter, Rob Maynard and Valerie McCormick; and juniors Mike Pasquarella, Erin Hurd, Amanda Lehman and Colleen Weiler.

Fisher Players president, senior Rob Goodwin directed the play.

Audience members’ reactions reached a high when Maynard, playing the character of Harry Turner, barreled on stage as “the drunk guy.”

When asked why Love is Contagious was picked as this year’s spring production, Goodwin responded, “Fisher Players does a comedy every spring, and we felt this one was a good choice.” 

Goodwin also stated that this play was unique.

“Last year’s play was outrageous, while this year’s more real-life, and it shows the real relationship stages people go through,” Goodwin said.

Fisher freshmen Kari John and Shannon Linehan thought that this play “was a lot of fun,” and “thought it was really good,” while many other members of the audience rooted for “the drunk guy.”

“I really liked the part with the drunk kid on the stage,” sophomore Tom Racculia said.

Others, including some of the cast, enjoyed Weiler’s performance as the spinster Miss Lerner. 

“Colleen was really funny as the older lady,” junior Marcie Lacombe said. “And Erin, my roommate, did an awesome job.”

“I love playing the drunk guy; I get to stumble and fall on the stage,” Maynard said.

Norton’s personal favorite part of the play was when the character of Harry enters onto the stage.  Norton also enjoyed this play because he was able to improvise throughout, and he was able to yell in certain scenes.

“I liked playing with an accent, it was something different that I got to do,” McCormick, who played Georgia, said.  

Goodwin stated that he hopes this play, along with other Fisher Players performances, will help students and the community to appreciate the arts on campus.