Hook, line and sinker. The fine arts department reeled in quite the crowd on Jan. 27 and 28 when they performed “Big Fish.” The musical is an adaptation of a story written by Daniel Wallace which describes the fantastical events of a dying man’s life. The fine arts program had an impressive cast and song lineup and ended their final show night on a high note. 

In “Big Fish,” we’re introduced to Edward Bloom (Marcus Shumake) and his son Will (Aiden Hamilton) as they’re preparing for Will’s wedding. Through this, we learn of Edward’s tendency to embellish events, a trait that forms the very basis of this tale. Just as Will is getting ready to live his own life, he’s drawn back home by the news of his father’s cancer diagnosis. From that point on, the audience watches as Edward’s family and friends recount the extravagant stories he told,  learn to grieve and get their affairs in order. By the end of the story, the audience is dragged along with Will, searching for the truth in the myriad of stories that Edward told, trying to figure out if the father he knew was just a fantasy and searching for the truth in a sea of stories.