The 17-member cast in Steppin’ Out, the latest in The Barn Theatre’s fundraising series, is a multi-talented group of volunteers who love to put on a show. Chris Mazzella is Barn president as well as the director of and a performer in Steppin’ Out. He tried to explain to me how many singers vs. dancers there were in the show but we both agreed in the end, when he said, “Now I have you all confused.” Some sing, some dance, some do both. There are 13 women and four men in the cast, ranging from 7 to 76, including the well-known Treasure Coast Tappers.

What would community theatre be without a few good stories? Mazzella said, “Some cast members, though incredible vocalists, were, unfortunately, born with two left feet. So our choreographer literally had to get down on her hands and knees to manipulate dancing feet. At times, this became quite hazardous to the parties concerned. But they got it.”