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April 7, 2023 Vol. 98, No. 15
Online at TheLink.Harding.edu
Searcy, Ark., 72149
Spring Sing 2023 promises to
Photos by BALAZS BALASSA
Hostess Morgan Wrigley performs her solo with host Keller Montgomer (right) dancing in the ensemble during dress rehearsal on April 4. (Bottom left) Host Asher Patten sings his solo number that he wrote and produced himself. (Bottom right) Hostess Meg Sinha strikes a pose during her solo performance. NIC FRARACCIO student writer Four Harding seniors are ready to take the stage in the Benson Auditorium for the final time in the 2023 Spring Sing show, “Stand Out.”
Asher Patten, Keller Montgomery, Morgan Wrigley and Meg Sinha will host the 49th annual Spring Sing show. This year will be the first time Wrigley and Sinha have hosted the musical variety show. Patten and Montgomery hosted the show in 2022 with Lydia Black and Camille Overman.
Patten, an acting major from Searcy, Arkansas, is looking forward to his feature song in his second year of hosting. Patten will perform an original song he wrote, produced and choreographed in the last several months. Patten said the message of the song is powerful and the idea to perform the original came two to three days before a host retreat. “It’s a message that I need to say to myself, and it’s a message I want to say to everybody in the audience,” Patten said. “It’s just 100 percent of my mind.” Montgomery, a theatre major f rom Nashville, Tennessee, said the ensemble and other hosts have improved his outlook while preparing for the show. “It’s given me some good perspective about how hard everyone works,” Montgomery said. “Then I get to see how they shine at the end.” Sinha, an integrated marketing and
communications major from Little Rock, Arkansas, was overcome with emotions when she was selected to host Spring Sing. Sinha found out she was hosting the show after receiving a text from her fellow hostess, Wrigley. Sinha said she has been looking forward to hosting the show with Wrigley for the last several years. “It was kinda disbelief, but also just pure excitement,” Sinha said. “It was something I’ve wanted for a long time.” Wrigley, a multimedia journalism major from Blanchard, Oklahoma, is ready to be a part of a meaningful experience. Wrigley said she has grown as a person and leader while preparing for her role as a host. “Even though you are in the spotlight as a host, it’s not about you,” Wrigley said. “It’s about being a good leader for the production. It’s about everyone. The clubs, the ensemble, the jazz band and everyone involved.”
The four hosts will take the stage in the Benson Auditorium for three more shows this weekend. Tonight’s performance will begin at 7 p.m. On Saturday, performances will be held at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
A closer look: Spring Sing by the numbers “Time Traveler”
“Steeling the Show”
“Mike Williams’ Day Off”
“The Little Planet That Could”
Clubs: ROME, Iota Chi, Shantih and friends
Clubs: Gamma Sigma Phi, Pi Theta Phi, Theta and friends
Clubs: Delta Nu and friends
Clubs: Chi Sigma Alpha, Regina, Sigma Phi Mu, Chi Omega Pi and friends
Numbers: 46 participants
Numbers: 135 participants
Numbers: 50 participants
Numbers: 54 participants
“Living Color”
“Blaze of Glory”
“S.O.S.! Save Our Shack!”
Clubs: Delta Gamma Rho, Omega Phi, Phi Kappa Delta and friends
Clubs: TNT, Zeta Rho and friends
Clubs: Ju Go Ju, Ko Jo Kai, Sub-T 16, Titans and friends
Numbers: 162 participants
Numbers: 169 participants
Numbers: 119 participants
See “Stand Out” tonight at 7 p.m. or tomorrow at 2 p.m. or 7 p.m. For tickets and more information, visit hardingtickets.com. Photos by MACY COX Graphics by EMMA JONES