Hinsdale South Students to Perform 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'

Submitted by Hinsdale Township High School District 86. Image courtesy of Hinsdale South High School Technical Theater page on Facebook.

Hinsdale South High School will perform “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” for its fall musical, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart.

Performances will take place Oct. 16-18 at 7 p.m. at Hinsdale South High School Auditorium (75th and Clarendon Hills Road, Darien).

Based on the plays of the ancient Roman playwright Plautus, this musical tells the bawdy story of the slave Pseudolus and his attempts to win his freedom by helping his young master win the affections of a young courtesan who lives next door. The plot contains many classic elements of farce, including puns, the slamming of doors, cases of mistaken identity (including characters disguising themselves as each another), and satirical comments on social class. The title is taken from the line that vaudeville comedians often used to begin a story: “A funny thing happened on the way to the theater”.

The musical’s original 1962 Broadway run won several Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Book. Successful revivals of the musical were done in 1972 and in 1996 both winning additional Tonys.

This rollicking, witty and laugh-out-loud musical features zany characters and infectious music that promises “something for everyone – a comedy tonight!”

Directed by Danny Yuska, Forum features some of Hinsdale South’s finest comedic actors:

Pseudolus: David Petrak

Hero: Eric Kopicki

Hysterium: Jack Cunningham

Senex: Jimmy Ladd

Marcus Lycus: Joe Kluge

Erronius: Marco Bucio

Miles Gloriosus: Jubiril Awe

Philila: Elizabeth O’Neill

Domina: Emma Webster

Gymnasia: Barbora Dirmontaite

Tintinabula: Melody Rowland

Panacea: Naomi Boye

Vibrata: Cydney Dagen

The Geminae: Isabella Hanson and Katy Krasnozon

The Proteans: Andrew Goldbranson, Michael Kenny, Damonte Saddler and Bobby Smid.

The Female Ensemble: Jamie Erdmann, Aimee Ernst, Isabel Giraldo, Grace Govostis, Jennifer Griffin, Amelia Manley and Malina Novelle.

Tickets are $8.00 at the door or can be purchased at the school between 2:45pm – 4:00pm on October 13th – 17th.

For further information call: (630) 468-4000.