The Lehighton Area High School Drama Club held a dress rehearsal Saturday of its upcoming play, “Mamma Mia!” The musical is directed by Laurel Zimmerman, musically directed by Kristine Betz, and choreographed by Sophia Wentz.

“We started rehearsals in January,” Zimmerman said. “The kids were wanting to do ‘Mamma Mia!’ After I did some research, I felt it would work for our cast. And, it’s very popular right now.”

The actors and staff went through microphone checks, worked with the stage sets and sang the music, the songs made famous by the pop group ABBA.

In the play, a young girl, Sophie, decides to get married to a beach boy, Sky. Sophie secretly sends a letter to her dad to attend the wedding, but she doesn’t know who her dad is. Three potential fathers — Sam Carmichael, Bill Austin and Harry Bright — arrive on the island to find Sophie’s mom, Donna, shocked to see the men from her past.

The cast includes Claire Foeller, a junior, playing the part of Sophia Sheridan; Rowan Schaffer, a senior, plays Donna Sheridan; Zane Zimmerman, a senior at Carbon Career & Technical Institute, plays Sam Carmichael; Andrew Hrusovsky, a senior, plays the part of Bill Austin; Aiden Wowk, a sophomore, will play Harry Bright; and Patrick Devitt, a senior, takes on the role of Sky.

The cast features approximately 35 students in grades 9 through 12, including homeschooled students and some who attend Lehigh Carbon Community College and CCTI, all from the Lehighton Area School District.

Showtimes are at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday in the Lehighton Area High School auditorium.

Tickets can be purchased in advance at lahsdramaclub.ludus.com/ or at the door.