Video: Snowstorm tested cast of ‘Fame,’ which runs Nov. 18-20 at Morristown High

Think you had it bad after last month’s freak snowstorm? Put yourself in Joe Wohlgemuth’s shoes.

The director lost four precious rehearsal days for the Morristown High School production of Fame, which runs on Nov. 18 & 19 (at 7:30 pm) and Nov. 20 (at 3 pm).

“Remember that guy hanging from the steeple?” Joe said, referring to a recent mishap that stranded workers atop the Morristown United Methodist Church. “That was me!”

But the director expects his 35 performers and 20 crew members will come through.

“The kids rose to the challenge and put in the extra effort,” Joe said.

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The production is based on the 1980 movie that traces the ups and downs of students at a New York performing arts high school.  The movie inspired a TV series, a stage musical, a film remake, and creation of the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts by Paul McCartney.

“We added music,” said Morristown High sophomore Estefania Giraldo, who plays Coco. “It’s the kind of show that loses its essence without music.”

The cast also includes Desmond Towns as LeRoy, Carolina Alvarez as Doris and Dane Glynn as Montgomery.

Dane recently had roles as an extra in the films Men In Black 3 and The English Teacher, both scheduled for 2012 releases.

In The English Teacher, actress Julianne Moore walks down a hall and Dane, playing a high school prep student, grabs his bike and leaves the school. For Men In Black 3, he portrays a college student at an Apollo launch in the ’60s.

Dane said he prefers singing. Still…

“I could see myself doing films and TV,” said the MHS junior. “In theater, you’ve got one shot. For this (movies), we did the same scene 50 times.”