Ken Ludwig's Shakespeare in Hollywood

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KEN LUDWIG’S

SHAKESPEARE IN HOLLYWOOD

“Ken Ludwig's Shakespeare in Hollywood” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com

Thursday, May 11 2023 at 7:00pm
Friday, May 12, 2023 at 4:30pm
Saturday, May 13, 2023 at 2:00pm 

Tickets on sale at https://www.showclix.com/event/ken-ludwig-s-shakespeare-in-hollywood and at the door. $10 General Admission. Run time is approximately 90 minutes.

In this entertaining Spring Play production, Puck and Oberon are returning to a wood near Athens, as directed at the end of A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Puck mistakenly follows a sign that says "A Wood Near Athens." That sign is on a 1934 Hollywood sound stage at Warner Bros. They become engulfed in this movie that's being made around them. "This play is about the clash of high culture and popular comedy in America, especially in the world of the movies," Ludwig said in his production notes. "It's also about how the imagination is such an important part of all our lives. These themes are set in the world of a 1930s screwball comedy.” 

Director Anne James-Noonan shares; “Our audiences may be surprised to learn that this story is based on an actual film adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and that there is some historical accuracy in the script. The student actors had fun preparing for the production by watching scenes from this movie that featured some of the real life characters in the play. We are also very lucky to work with a fantastic costume designer and wig designer to transform our cast into these wacky, memorable characters from 1935.”

Cast
Asher Alcantara, Charlie Baron, Maddie Boulos, Maddie Brady, Sophia Burnell, Annika Juliusson, Tiger Lee, Owen Meehan-Eagan, Jack Murray, Patrick O’Brien, Dominic Reardon, Charlie Ronan

Crew Members
Delfina Ayerza, Alexis Babolea, Alex Barry, Blake Beeler, Emily Booden, Ella Bostrom, Ava Chaplick, Keira Chroniak, Suvali Dhar, Ally Fischer, Natalie Fischer, Matt Flaherty, Madz Generes, Ryder Graham, Julia Handelman, Olivia Harris, Malley Hirschle, Emma Hollander, Zoe Jagher, Kaya Jansen, Claire Karnes, Rosie Kelso, Cecelia Klobuchar, Layla Lawrence, Luka Macika, Juniper Murashko, Svaja Nicklin, Sully Pierre, Julia Pisarczyk, Adam Puljic, Evie Saunders, Adeleine Schotz, Ella Swanson, Daphne Traynor, Olivia Ty

Stage Manager
Lars Arlandson

Student Scenic Designer
Svaja Nicklin

Student Lighting Designer
Natalie Fischer

Student Props Supervisors
Delfina Ayerza and Malley Hirschle

Student Technical Director
Ava Chaplick

Student Head Carpenter
Layla Lawrence

Assistant Sound Designer
Luke Peebler

Rehearsal Assistants
Megan Trubey and Lucy Yager-Madden

Production Staff
Anne James-Noonan, Director
Denise Karczewski, Set Designer
Dave Ferguson, Lighting Designer
Emily Daugherty, Costume Designer
Michael Huey, Sound Designer
Krista D’Agostino, Makeup & Wig Designer
Helen Lattyak, Stage Management Mentor
R&D Choreography, Violence Design
Sarah Kropski, Project Specialist
Hilerre Kirsch, Winnetka Performing Arts Coordinator