Black, white students blend in play about segregation
Jessica Dixon (left) gets dancing tips from Tray Johnson in the detention scene of Hairspray at Green High School in Green, Ohio. Dixon attends Green High School and Johnson is a student at Firestone High School. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
Jessica Dixon (left) gets dancing tips from Tray Johnson in the detention scene of Hairspray at Green High School in Green, Ohio. Dixon attends Green High School and Johnson is a student at Firestone High School. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
Jessica Dixon (right) bemoans her situation in a scene from the musical Hairspray at Green High School in Green, Ohio. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
Jessica Dixon (center) sings and dances with the rest of the cast in rehearsal for the musical Hairspray at Green High School in Green, Ohio. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
Jessica Dixon (center) sings and dances with the rest of the cast in rehearsal for the musical Hairspray at Green High School in Green, Ohio. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
Students from Timken, Green and Firestone high schools sing and dance during a break in rehearsal for the musical Hairspray at Green High School in Green, Ohio. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
Green High School vocal music director Alaina Starr (left) discusses costumes for the musical Hairspray with Timken High School students Briana Townsley and Allyson Harris before rehearsal at Green High School in Green, Ohio. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
Jessica Dixon (left) and Tray Johnson talk before the first scene during a rehearsal for the musical Hairspray at Green High School in Green, Ohio. Dixon attends Green High School and Johnson is a student at Firestone High School. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
Kaylanasha Hatcher (right) dances with other Timken High School students during rehearsal for the musical Hairspray at Green High School in Green, Ohio. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
Green High School musical theater director Scott Bantum talks with Timken High School student Sherae McLeod about a scene in the musical Hairspray during rehearsal at Green High School in Green, Ohio. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
Timkin High School choir director Mike Wiley (left) and Green High School musical theater director Scott Bantum talk about rehearsal of the musical Hairspray at Green High School in Green, Ohio. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
Timkin High School choir director Mike Wiley (left) and Green High School musical theater director Scott Bantum watch rehearsal of the musical Hairspray at Green High School in Green, Ohio. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
