Westover School Drama Production

MIDDLEBURY –– Westover School’s drama department presents the enchanting story of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream on May 23–24 at 7:30 pm in the school’s LBD Auditorium.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a thick, ambrosial story of love, unbridled passion, and a night of handsome mischief in the woods. When beautiful Hermia is forced by her stonehearted father to marry her enemy, Demetrius, and forsake her love with Lysander, she runs off with the gentle-hearted Lysander. The plot thickens as Hermia’s childhood friend Helena falls madly in love with Demetrius who loves Hermia and despises Helena. Hoping to win his heart, Helena tells Demetrius that Hermia and Lysander plan to run off, which leads to a breathless chase in the woods where the four lovers are put in the fairy path of cold-hearted amusement and honeyed mischief. The woods, on this special summer’s night, are alive with blossoming fairies, amoral elves, and two royal spirits bound in hatred of one another. Love remedies, amusing mistakes, changes of appearance, and the thin line between love and scorn are the ingredients of this production.

Marla Truini of Roxbury directs this enchanting play, with a cast of Alissa Ryan of Sharon as Demetrius, Molly Avila of New York City as Lysander, Jennifer Hart of Middlebury as Helena, and Robyn Ekvall-Dezzutti of Lakeside as Hermia. Also starring: Josh Kerr of The Woodhall School as Theseus, Catharine Bill of Sikeston, Mo., as Hippolyta, Erin Zwack of Oxford as Nick Bottom, Julia Isenberg of Wallingford as Titania, Tasia Jones of Prospect as Oberon, and Murphi Cook of Bethlehem as Puck. Also, Mia Psorn of New Milford as Peter Quince, Melissa Arsenie of Roxbury as Snug, Matt Plimpton of the Woodhall School as Francis Flute, Sara Cunningham of Huntsville, Ala., as Tom Snout, Crystal Velez of Waterbury as Philostrate, Meg Kochiss of Roxbury as Robin Starvling, Maxxie Max of Los Angeles as Oberon’s sprite, Audra Coulombe of Southbury as Titania’s Fairy, and Westover teacher Christopher Sweeney as Egeus. Assistant director is Maxxie Max.

There is no charge for admission, but donations for the Drama Department Fund will be accepted and appreciated. Westover School is on the Green in Middlebury. Parking is available on South Street. Seating reservations are requested by calling 203-577-4597 Refreshments, raffle tickets, T-shirts, and other souvenirs will be on sale.