SHAKESPEARE IS FOR LOVERS
Every year, the troupe starts the season with a variety show under a unifired theme. This year's was love.
Each scene played reviewed some aspect of love within Shakespeare as well as two inspired scripts from two of our own alumni.
The shoow played in The Tavern on October 4, 5, 6 and was our highest attended and highest grossing show since the founding of the AU Rude Mechanicals.
Scene #1 - Much Ado About Nothing
Directed by Morgan Halvorsen
CAST
BENEDICK - Shane McCarthy
BEATRICE - Connie Chang
DON PEDRO - Chelsea Lynn
DON JON - Jess Dall
CLAUDIO - Rinske Wijtmans
HERO - Sarah
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Scene #2 - Othello
Directed by Ryan Korn
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CAST
OTHELLO - Dan Potts
DESDEMONA - Cat Nickels
IAGO - David Byrd
EMELIA - Amanda Grossman
MONTANA - Helen Silverman
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Scene #3 - Oh My, Morning! by Carmen Cain
Directed by
Kaylor Garcia
CAST
A - Janice Sierra
B - Rachel
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Scene #4 - As You Like It (Short and sweet)
Directed by Diana Hutter
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CAST
ROSALIND - Lauren Tatarsky
CELIA - Danielle Mandel
DUKE FERDINAND - Carrie Wolk
ORLANDO - Michael Kelly
PHEBE - Katya Belyayeva
SILVIUS - Gus Zimmerman
This light-hearted condensed version concentrates on the younger characters toil with forbidden and unrequited love. Noticeably, the forbidden mutual attraction of Celia and Orlando pales in intensity to the unrequited, subservient affection of one simple shepherd Silvius for Phebe.
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Scene #5 - Version 2.0 by Thom Ferlisi
Directed by Lucas Cook
CAST
CHORUS - James Randle
ROMEO - Joe Grimme
JULIET - Liz Ardagna
ORLANDO - Austin Byrd
ROSALIND - Cee-cee Swalling
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Scene #6 - MacBeth - Act 2, Sc. 2
Directed by Matt Welsch
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CAST
MACBETH - Lauren Eilola
LADY MACBETH - Joanna Holmes |
Scene #7 - A Midsummer's Night's Dream
Directed by Emma Bell
CAST
PUCK - Allison Gosney
LYSANDER - Doug Bojack
DEMETRIUS - Shannon Schenck
HELENA - Isabel DeBoel
HERMIA - Esther Van Wely |
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