A Midsummer Nights Dream at SHS

Despite the terrible storm that caused school closings last Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, the Scarsdale High School Drama Club put on their unique production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the 60s on 3/19 and 3/20. Even during the days of the power outage the cast met at private homes and at the teen center to assure that they would be ready for the weekend performance.
 

This popular comedy about the misadventures of four Athenian lovers was set during the dreamlike decade of the 1960's. The cast clearly enjoyed themselves during heartfelt soliloquies and slapstick moments of comic relief. There were a few good belly laughs for the audience as well and at the end of the show they stood and cheered the impressive performance. One parent commented on the intense concentration required to memorize difficult lines in Shakespearean English. It was another top-notch, well-attended production from the Scarsdale High School Drama Club.

Acting teacher Adrienne Meyer directed the show. The assistant directors were Caitlin Hayles and Melissa Duarte and the student producer was Alexa Feldman. Original music was written and performed by students Darian Lusk and Ilana Bookner; Peter Mussared handled the costumes and Karen Cohn did the make-up.  To view additional photos and purchase copies, go to http://www.JonThaler.com

Here is the complete cast list:

Hermia- Rebecca Edelman
Lysander- Clint Frehill
Helena- Margaret Gandolfo
Demetrius- Michael Strauss
Theseus- Steven Kline
Hippolyta- Jordan Thaler
Egeus- Adam Sperber
Philostrate- Santina Scarcella
Nick Bottom- Greg Seiden
Peter Quince- Ben Weinstein
Francis Flute- Frank Berman
Tom Snout- Asher Stockler
Snug- Will Segal
Robin Starveling- Andrew Feyer
Oberon- Ben Gurin
Titania- Becca Zipursky
Puck- Sam Gonzalez

Fairy 1- Alexa Feldman
Fairy 2- Sarah Warshowsky
Peaseblossom- Lorna Begg
Cobweb- Sophie Laruelle
Mote- Justine Gelfman
Mustardseed- Monica Rajan
Fairy 3- Caitlin Hayles
Fairy 4- Cara Scharf

Fairies:

Katie Birenbaum, Ilana Bookner, Marisa Brown, Rebecca Buckwald, Dorothy Coco, Melissa Duarte, Sunny Feinstein, Becky Goldberg, Hannah Harris, Stephanie Melnick, Emma Miller, Sophie Modlin, Andrea Mosk, Sophie Nobler, Michelle Ostroff, Emma Pendrill, Rebecca Reingold, Sara Sherman, and Taylor Yu.
Music Written and Performed by: Darian Lusk and Ilana Bookner

All photographs provided by Jon Thaler