 |
||
 |
 |
 |
 |
||
 |
||
 |
 |
 |
 |
||
"Midsummer's Dream" Draws Record Crowd
Every year Mount Michael is
treated to a play with Mr. Mark Robinson’s
great directing and the cast's spectacular acting. This year with
"A Midsummer Night's Dream" it was no exception and the terrific
turnout was no surprise either.  The play this year, "A Midsummer
Night's Dream", was written by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare’s
language is always a difficult barrier to leap but the play being
modernized was a huge help to a lot of
people. Sophomore Jono Matt said, "I didn’t understand
it very well, but seeing the play progress in front of me helped
me a lot." The play was about six people who were couples. One
couple, Sophomore Mason Tye who played Theseus and Senior Theresa
Prince from Marian played Hippolyta, was in love and getting married.
Another couple, played by Junior Tim Pagett (Lysander) and Elkhorn
Junior Lauren Medici (Hermia), who are considering marriage against
the will of Hermia's father. The final "couple" was played
by Sophomore Mitch Poe (Demetrius) and Senior Beth Worthington from
Marian (Helena), where Demetrius loves Hermia while hating Helena
and Helena loves Demetrius. This all changes when the fairy Oberon,
played by Sophomore Tim Agnew, tries to get the fairy Titania, played
by Junior Sarah Malesa from Millard West, to fall in love with him.
Oberon tried to do this with a magic herb that when you wake up you
love the first person that you see. Agnew carries out this duty himself
when Titania is sound asleep. When Oberon sees that the couples are
in trouble he tells Sophomore Reid Anderson (Puck) to go help them
out with the exact herb he used on Titania. When  Titania wakes up
she first sees Pyramus, played by Sophomore Michael Gibilisco. Puck
uses the herb on Lysander and Demetrius who both see Helena first.
Finally Puck has to turn Pyramus into an ass because of Oberon's
jealousy. Eventually the whole thing is a big mess and emotions go
haywire even before the couples try to sort things out. Eventually
the whole thing is solved in a final wedding for the three couples.When asked about how the play went Mr. Robinson remarked,” Saturday was the best performance, I was really proud of the cast and that they took on the difficult task of Shakespeare". A lot of hard work was put into this production and people had to suffer a huge loss of free time putting in over 60 hours easily. When asked about this huge sacrifice Tim Struble commented, “Mr. Robinson makes the play the center point of your life, you’re not allowed to go to any extracurricular events." The play also could not be given as an excuse when not having anything done. When asked about the whole experience Reid Anderson said “It was definitely a lot of hard work, but it was worth it when I heard the applause of the curtain call" -Article and photos by Aaron Lockee |
Errors or Typos? - Let Us Know