Elgin Community College’s spring play “Harvey” brought much laughter and imagination to all of its audience during their 2 week show.

“Harvey” was written by Mary Chase and directed by our very own Susan Robinson. The play was performed in the Second space Theatre.

Harvey is a play about an imaginary 6-foot tall rabbit who befriended Elwood who is played by Nathan Mann. Elwood’s family doesn’t seem to believe him and think he is crazy, but soon enough everyone begins to see the 6-foot imaginary rabbit.

“I chose Harvey by Mary Chase because of its appeal – people know this play, or at least they know the movie with Jimmy Stewart made in 1950. It’s a delightful comedy about magic and 6 foot tall rabbits and people who are trying to tell the difference between what’s real and what is not, they must decide who is crazy and who is not and what does that mean,” said Robinson.

The characters in the play really was connected to their character because every character was believable. They pulled the audience into the story every step of the way. Adding some romance to the spin completed the amazing show.

“Veta Louise Simmons is certainly a world win and that’s an actual line,” said actress who played Veta,  Alissa Teadt. “I connected to [Veta] because I think she feels she has to live life a certain way and looks for people’s approval which I do often subconsciously.”

Having to act in a play can be nerve wrecking, but acting in a play and pretending there is a 6-foot rabbit you talk to has to be very Hard. Mann and his other cast mates did an amazing job presenting the imaginary rabbit to the audience like he was actually there.

For many of the actors, this was their first show.

“I’ve never done anything like this, said Ed Kosak playing the role of Duane Wilson. So i thought this would be a little out of my element and it’s a new experience. I believe we should do something that scares us to get out of our comfort zone.”

The set of this play was astonishing. All the details really contributed to the play’s greatness.

“The production team has done a wonderful job with the set and costumes and props, the spinning set is pretty impressive and of course our fabulous music from the 1940’s make it a lot of fun,” said Robinson.

Having the set turn from a living room to a doctor’s office was honestly entertaining to watch because of how much a single back wall transformed. The idea of having a scene during a scene change was amazing, it distracted the audience from the scene change and brought all the attention to the chase scenes.

The hard work the director, actors, and crew members did was all worth it because the show turned out to be a very comedic and an amazing show.

I want [the audience] to have a good time, I want [the audience] to enjoy the nostalgia of the time and I want them to be surprised by how it turns out, maybe they will re-think what is “normal” and what is not, and maybe come to the conclusion that people who are not “normal” may actually be better people.” said Robinson.