“Urinetown” is a musical based around comedy, greed, love and a revolution of the people. This musical has won several awards nationally, including several Tony Awards — best book of a musical, direction of a musical and original musical score. “Urinetown” takes place during a 20-year water shortage, which leads to the government taking action and putting a ban on private toilets. Cladwell B. Cladwell, the CEO of Urine Good Company, controls the public toilets, and becomes rich from this drought. The musical has a cast of 22 people, and it has approximately 40 people working on it during a two-and-half month period to set this musical up for production. The music is done by musicians, two of which are professors at IU Southeast — Joy Cofield, who instructs piano and Jim Dersch, who is a vocal/choir accompanist. Simeon Burks, the other musician who played drums in the performance, is a pastor at New Albany First Church.

At an early age in my childhood, my mother adamantly instilled the concept of common courtesy and manners into my daily behavior. Not only was I a well-read child, but I was also courteous to my peers and the adults around me. It has always been imperative I say thank you when given something or please when accompanied with a request.