Resurrection Drama Department Presents “Fools”

The drama department of Resurrection College Prep High School presents Fools, by Neil Simon.  Fools is set in a Russian hamlet where the town has been cursed with 200 years of stupidity.  The story follows a young school teacher, Leon Tolchinsky, who arrives in town and finds himself in a battle to break the curse.  Leon immediately falls in love with Sophia, a girl so stupid that she has only recently learned how to sit down.  

The cast of characters includes Count Gregor (Nick Mateus, Maine South); Leon (Nick Olinger, Maine South); Sophia (Katie Nicolay ’14); Dr. Zubritsky (Danielle Malenock ’13); Lenya (Cassandra Jordan ’12); Yenchna the vendor (Jazmine Sherman ’12); Mishkin the postman (Amanda Willner ’12); Slovitch the butcher (Taylor Kohout ’12); the Magistrate (Mary Pat Hastings ’15), and Snetsky the sheep loser (Natalie Chin ’14). The cast also includes Sheep (Maddie Abbatacola ’15); Sheep (Olivia Anton ’15); Duck (Lia Haddad ’15); Cow (Jackie Komada ’12); Pig (Amanda Willner ’12); Attendant (Vanessa Komada ’15); and Attendant, (Hannah Keller ’15).

Performances will be at the Resurrection Little Theatre at 7 pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 15, 16, and 17 and at 3 pm on Sunday, March 18, 2012.   Tickets are $5 for the general public and free for Resurrection students; tickets are available in advance or at the door. For advance tickets call 773.775.6616 Ext 110 on school days between 8 am and 3 pm.

Resurrection College Prep High School, located at 7500 West Talcott Avenue in Chicago, is the largest all-girls Catholic, Christian college preparatory high school on the north side of Chicago.  Since its founding in 1922, Resurrection has graduated over 13,000 alumnae.  For more information about Resurrection College Prep High School, call 773.775.6616 Ext 129 or visit www.reshs.org.

Press invited to dress rehearsals, which will be on March 12, 13 and 14 beginning at 5 pm.