One night only! "The play's the thing..."

What a great show. The cast and crew really pulled together and gave a thoroughly enjoyable rendition of A Misdsummer Night's Dream at the Royalston Town Hall. Due to snow days extending the school year we had only nine days from casting to opening night. Phew! That was fast and required a sincere commitment from all involved. Thanks to Asher Chase and Noah Dawson for stepping up to help make another season of Royalston Shakespeare Company possible. Big ups to Maureen Blasco, Norah Dooley Beth Gospodarek, and Carla Stanley for encouraging and supporting them in their first year as stage directors.


We are hugely indebted, to the parents and to Kathy Morris, Jen Bartkus and all the staff at the Phinehas Newton Library who each year support us in every way. And a big thanks to the Royalston Arts Council as well. Each year we have sponsors and help comes from the wider community, from cupcakes to costumes, people pitch in and make this event the best way to start a summer I can think of. Here are a just a few photos from my iPhone in a slide show, to give you a sense of the excitement and beauty of the performance on Friday, July 1st, 2011. Check in with Beth or Kathy about more slides and video of the performance.


Here is the slide show:

Dramatis Personae in order of appearance

THESEUS/ OBERON Ben West
EGEUS Noah Dawson
HIPPOLYTA/ TITANIA Tobey Rose Chase
PETER QUINCE Olivia Dufour
SNUG, the joiner Owen MacPhee
BOTTOM, the weaver Hanna Seghir
FRANCIS FLUTE, the bellows mender Hannah Bartkus
SNOUT, tinker Haleigh O’Regan
STARVELING, tailor Marnie Anair
LYSANDER Casey Galat
DEMETRIUS Yasmine Seghir
HERMIA Elizabeth West
HELENA Emily Mangum
PUCK Marissa Galat
PEASEBLOSSOM Julie Gambill
COBWEB Soleil Osgood
MOTH Grace Dufour
MUSTARDSEED Laura Bartkus and
Samantha West
 
The Stage Crew:
Matt Galat
Owen MacPhee