Audyn Deterding, Henry Seitz, and Tom Rush, 12, prepare show makeup for a dress rehearsal March 3. Show makeup was more dramatic than normal makeup because it enhanced facial features under the bright lights of the stage.

On March 6, Randy Anderson, played by Tom Rush, 12, and Bob Sheldon, played by Trystan Wood, 11, threaten Ponyboy Curtis, played by Andon Mattox, 12, with a switchblade during the matinee performed for the eighth graders.

Darry Curtis, played by Henry Seitz, 12, comforts Ponyboy Curtis, played by Andon Mattox, 12, after Dallas Winston (not pictured) committed law-enforcement-assisted suicide March 3.

On March 4, Daphne Mullies, 12, applies powdered foundation to prepare for their onstage appearance during a dress rehearsal.

Ponyboy Curtis, played by Andon Mattox, 12, flips through “Gone With the Wind” for the first time after running away with Johnny Cade (not pictured) to a faraway church March 6.

Johnny Cade, played by Zachary Vasser, 12, defends Cherry Valance, played by Nora Ide, 12, and Marcia Braddock, played by Quorynn Harris, 11, from harassment by Dallas Winston (not pictured) March 6.

On March 4, Addelyn Horne, 12, checks lighting settings on the switchboard during a dress rehearsal.

Ponyboy Curtis, played by Andon Mattox, 12, relives a memory of the aftermath of Johnny Cade, played by Zachary Vasser, 12, getting jumped by the Socs March 6.