Ride the Cyclone (High School Edition)

Ponderosa Players is bringing the cult hit musical RIDE THE CYCLONE (HIGH SCHOOL EDITION) to Central Oregon. RIDE THE CYCLONE is a small, unique musical that amassed a dedicated following during the COVID-19 pandemic, when several clips from a Washington DC production of the show went viral on TikTok. 

The hilarious show in question is a dark comedy centered around the lives (or deaths) of six high school students who perish in a freak roller coaster accident. Trapped in a sort of “purgatory” between life and death, the students meet a sentient fortune telling machine – The Amazing Karnak – who offers an opportunity for one of the six to return to Earth. Each student proceeds to sing and dance for their lives.