Solano Community College Theater debuted their Fall 2025 play Everybody on November 7, and closed on November 23. A contemporary and comedic spin on the 15th century morality play Every Man, the show was double casted, with many students onstage and offstage involved.
Amidst opening night, the blue cast shared their experiences of working on the show, a six week rehearsal schedule.
Director Janlee Marshall and part time Solano Theater professor described the process of picking this show as “easy”. The show was on her list after reading the script years ago.
“I really loved how it took something old [the play of Every Man] and made it contemporary, funny, and relatable to today’s society.” Marshall stated.
Another feature standing out to Marshall was how flexible the cast could be, with no specific gender or race designated parts. A key way to get as many students involved as possible.
“Every role is for everybody.”
Marshall reminisced on her excitement from auditions stating, “there were so many talented students that showed up that we ended up double casting it!”
Reminiscing on one of the most memorable moments of the show, Marshall explained why she chose the Skeleton Dance number, “The Skeleton Dance is really unique and it’s by a student choreographer Bryan Garcia. I think that he did an amazing job.”
Building off of that, Marshall expressed her love for working with students and her pride for seeing young talent expressed on stage, stating “One of the joys of working on this is how much this group of Solano students came together and how they support each other to build something in just about six weeks.”
Sophomore Champ Hemingway, starring as lead role Everybody, described his experience with the production as “really fun.” When reading the script, Champ explained he found characteristics of himself in the character Everybody.
“One thing I always told everyone was that the character was a lot like me…not only the way they acted, but even the way they talked.” Hemingway expressed.
Some personal highlights of this production for Champ were being able to see the different interpretations of each character, and the inclusive community of Solano Community Theater.
“I think it’s a great community. They’re always loving, accepting, always pushing you to do better and do your best.”
A returning member to the Solano Theater Community, Skeylar Clouse, served as a double cast, making both an appearance in the blue cast and starring as Everybody in the purple cast.
Memorizing the entire script as a part of the lottery style casting, Skeylar explained as “daunting when it started out” but became easier over time with support from the cast.
“This process has been so challenging in all of the right ways.”
When reflecting on her returning to Solano Theater since 2020, what drew her back to the community was remembering “the kindness and support from all the people here. I feel like Solano garners a lot of really nice and supportive individuals.”
