A local high school thespian group will be the first in the state to put on a new play.

Clinton High School Thespians will debut a new play Finding Corey Taylor Saturday night. Thespian member Nora Larson indicates their performance will be the Illinois premiere production.

Savannah Burton, who plays the role of Corey Taylor, says the play is about a girl who travels the country to meet other people who share her name. Ava Thierry describes it as a coming-of-age story.

Rehearsals for this weekend's play began in September. Larson notes they rehearse three days a week for a total of eight hours.

Thierry indicates they have a rotating stage that has eight sets. In between scenes stagehands rotate the stage and change out props to prepare for the new scene.

Spending time with friends, meeting new people, and having new experiences are just a few things the students had to say about being involved in theatre and the fall play.

You can catch the Clinton High School Thespians' performance of Finding Corey Taylor on November 11-13. Tickets are $6 and can be purchased online at our.show/coreytaylor.

More information can be found by visiting Clinton High School Theatre on Facebook.