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The Capitol City Circus School held its final performance of the show 鈥淢onster Mash鈥� this past Saturday evening鈥攁 Halloween-themed ensemble involving colorful costumes and a spooky soundtrack.

The Capitol City Circus School teaches a variety of aerial arts, trapeze and acrobatics, with its performances usually showcasing its students鈥� skills. The Monster Mash show, however, consisted entirely of school staff.

Lindsay Schukosky, a coach at the school and performer at Monster Mash, said the show was the first of its kind.

鈥淭his is our very first staff show. A lot of our shows have students, which is fun, but this one was just all staff,鈥� she said.

The Monster Mash show involved a series of performances, each with their own monster theme, costuming and form of acrobatics. The performers stepped into the roles of mummies, vampires, witches and skeletons.

The Capitol City Circus School holds classes for children and adults, and accepts people of all experience levels. It also offers workshops for large groups and parties.

Schukosky said she has worked with the school for four years now, and that she has enjoyed every minute.

鈥淚鈥檓 one of the newer people, and I鈥檓 a mom,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 just started and it鈥檚 just amazing. I love it here. I love it, they鈥檝e trained me to do so many things. I get to coach and perform and play with friends. It鈥檚 so fun.鈥�

Schukosky said the school was open to anyone who was interested in learning and highly recommended that new people join.

鈥淚 was a gymnast in college, and then I took 15 years off to be a mom and do all that stuff, and then I decided to get back into it. I just started over, and it was so wonderful,鈥� she said. 鈥淏ring friends, anyone can do it, all levels. Anyone is welcome, and we support everyone. We鈥檒l help you, and it鈥檚 a wonderful community to be a part of.鈥�

Audience members reacted to the performances with great enthusiasm, with one person comparing the performances to a much more famous production.

鈥淲e were at Cirque de Soleil last Friday. We came [to Monster Mash] this week and it was definitely just as exciting,鈥� said Chris Parkison. 鈥淭he amount of athleticism and artistry was really amazing. I was just really impressed with what they were able to do.鈥�

鈥淚 thought the show was great. It seems like a lot of the performers had a lot of excellent athleticism and really showcased their character and artistry. It was well done,鈥� said another audience member, Morgan Bailey.

Schukosky said that anyone who missed the Monster Mash performance this weekend can attend the Circus School鈥檚 student show tonight or Thursday.