Brookline High School To Perform Shakespeare

BROOKLINE, MA - From Friends of Performing Arts - Brookline High School: The Brookline High School Performing Arts Department and the BHS Drama Society, in cooperation with the Brookline Friends of the Performing Arts, are thrilled to announce that this year’s annual production of Shakespeare will be the Two Gentlemen of Verona. Once again, Director Mary Mastandrea will present her unique twist on Shakespeare which has made this annual production a must see event. Tickets are available online at http://www.brooklinefopa.org/calendar.html or at the door and are free for all Brookline 7 th & 8 th graders. Run time is under two hours and the show is suitable for older children.

About BHS’s ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’:

It's 1965 and the mod era has hit Verona, Italy. The Beatles, go go dancers, and young love are all the rage in the night club Palazzo di Sizzle!

The "two gentlemen" of Verona, best friends Valentine and Proteus, set off for Milan. But once there, they both fall in love with the same young woman, Silvia. Will "bro culture" top true love? Will Julia, Proteus' girlfriend in Verona forgive his wandering eye?

Find out at the BHS Performing Arts Department & BHS Drama Society's fall Shakespeare show, Two Gentlemen of Verona!

Mary Mastandrea [director] and Mark VanDerzee [Tech Director]

For more information about the Shakespeare production and the BHS Drama Society contact Mary Mastandrea at mary_mastandrea@psbma.org

For more information about the Brookline High School Performing Arts Department contact Brookline K-12 Curriculum Coordinator Kenny Kozol at kenny_kozol@psbma.org

For more information about the Brookline Friends of the Performing Arts contact FoPA Chair Vera Kirrane at
FoPA.BHS.PTO@gmail.com

Cast

Proteus ………………………………….…………………....………....…….. Roger Burtonpatel
Valentine ………………………………..……..…………..…………..………...….. Max Murphy
Julia ……………………………………………..…………………………......…….. Romy Meehan
Silvia ………………………………………………………..…………….…..……. Sarah Groustra
Lucetta …………………………………………...………...….….………….…..…… Cait Donahue
Elena ……………………………………..…….………………..………...….. Naomi Michaelson
Rosa…………………………………………...……...…………………….......... Devasha Solomon
Speed ………………………………………….……………..……………..……...……. Luke Geller
Vito………………………………………………………….………….………………… Freddie Sell
Antonio …………………………….………………………………..……....…….….. Andrew Sood
Giada ………………………………….…………….…………………...…….... Alyssa Parkhurst
Launce …………………………………………….………………..…..….....….. Hewitt Langton
Mario ………………………………………...………………….....….…....…… Clay Baker-Lerner
Sergio ………………………………………………………....………….....…….…… Noam Scully
Duke ……………………………....……………………….…….…….…..… Nathaniel Liberman
Regina ……………………….……..……...…………….………………….….……….. Eva Stanley
Santino………………………...……..…………………………………….…..……. Bradley Wolf
Thurio ………………………....………………………………....………..…..…… Nick Sturman
Ursula ……………………………...………..…………………………….…….... Summer Barnes
Angela …………………………...…………………………....…………….……....….. Lena Pontes
Rita …………………………………………………..……………………….………. Rebecca Perez
Panthino ……..………………………….………………………...……..………… Hunter Amory
Fabio ……………………….......……………………………………….....…………. Simon Ivčević

Siena …...……………………………………………………..……...……….…... Andrea Wetzler
Nicolo …………………………………………….………...………….…..………...…….. Greg Kim
Rico ……………………………………………………………………...…….…......….. Matt Litster
Stasio ……………………………………………………..………..………..……. Zach Lowenstein

Crew

Stage Manager …………………………………………………….……………….... Lexi Matuson
Booth Manager ………………………………………………………………...……….. A.K. Cox
Production Assistant ………………………………………………...……….…….. Isidora Savic
Acting Coach ………………………………………………………………………. Rebecca Perez
Assistant Choreographer ……………………………………….……………… Andrea Wetzler
Lighting Operator …………………………………….…………..……………… Nick Eddinger
Lighting Assistant …………………….…………………………………………...….Nick Bradley
Sound Operator ……………………………………………………………….... Nathan McGuire
Costumers ………………….……………. Summer Barnes, Cait Donahue, Naomi Michelson
Prop Masters ………………………………………………….………….. Greg Kim, Lena Pontes
Publicity…………………………………………… Naomi Mirny, Lexi Matuson, Isidora Savic
Program …………………………………………….……..………… Lexi Matuson, Isidora Savic
Photography …………………………………………………………………..…… Lexi Matuson
Poster Design ……………………………………………………………………….. Max Murphy

Makeup and Hair Design and Execution
Summer Barnes, Cait Donahue, Naomi Michelson

Set Construction (Power Tools and Special Effects Class)
Rae Bos, Nick Bradley, Nick Eddinger, Isolde Kalager, Nathan McGuire, Julia Van

Image via Brookline High School Performing Arts Department