The Burrell High School Drama Club will present the coming-of-age classic “Little Women” by Louisa May Alcott on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

The shows will be livestreamed each night starting at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10.

While the story focuses on the struggles of four sisters coming of age in Massachusetts during the Civil War, people today should be able to connect with the sisters because of the life changes they have faced during the pandemic, said director Martin Connolly and lead actress Ella Uzlik, who plays Jo March.

“Everyone can relate to Jo March,” said Uzlik, 17, a junior who plays the lead role of Jo March. “She is a go-getter that won’t take ‘no’ for an answer and is very passionate. We should all strive to be a little more like her at a time like now.”

The production runs about 2½ hours with an intermission.

Connolly said he chose “Little Women” because there is a number of strong women in the drama club.

“Honestly, I had never considered ‘Little Women’ before and saw the movie over the summer, and I really liked it and it got me thinking,” he said.

Connolly was drawn to the character of March because she was strong at a time when “it wasn’t OK to be a strong female,” Connolly said. “That is something we are still dealing with on some level, and Ella embodies a lot of that. She marches to the beat of her own drum and that makes her a good fit for Jo.”

Although she could relate to March, Uzlik said she learned from her character as well.

“I had to learn to be a bit more confident, and Jo March is very confident,” Uzlik said.

She said an added positive of portraying March: improving her posture. Uzlik said after sitting at her computer a lot during the pandemic, she realized she wasn’t standing as tall as she would have liked.

“People who have confidence stand up taller,” she said.

Box office receipts have suffered during the pandemic. The drama club lost $5,000 last spring because the pandemic hit after all the expenses were paid for a show that only a limited number of people could attend because of pandemic restrictions. The fall show, “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” managed to break even despite being livestreamed.

Connolly raised money from Burrell alumni to buy three cameras to livestream “Little Women.”