After concluding their previous play, “Twelve Angry Men,” Drama Club is now presenting “The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood,” a refreshing performance after a more serious show. “The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood” is showing Friday Nov. 4 and Saturday Nov. 5 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Auditorium. Tickets will be sold at the door for $10 on the Auditorium steps.
“It’s very slapstick, very warm hearted, we needed a breath,” Drama Club member Talia Casey said.
Drama Club started rehearsals within the first week of Oct. which granted them less than a month to prepare for the upcoming show.
Photo by ALLIE MOYER
After searching through a library of play themes and consulting with the education director at Venice theater, President of Drama Club, Gretchen Beaumier met with the officers of Drama Club to unanimously decide on the play’s theme.
The story of “The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood” put on by Drama Club will parallel Disney’s version, but without a fourth wall—a space that separates the performer or performance from the audience. It will also contain some scenes from “Robin Hood: Men in Tights.” The characters in the play will speak directly to the technical booth and interact with the narrator, as the show is not so much plot based as it is in character.
Essentially, the story line unfolds Robin Hood’s quest to save the love of his life, Lady Marian, who was forced to wed the Sheriff of Nottingham. Robin Hood was forced into what he believed to be an archery tournament against the sheriff, as Robin Hood is the best archer in all the land. Overnight it is changed to a bowling tournament, so he must become a master bowler in order to save his one true love.
Eleventh-graders Amanda Gerluski, Harris Lichtenstein and Alexandra Moyer and tenth-grader, Grace Callahan are directors of “The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood” play. Callahan said, “I like being a director because you get to witness what goes on behind the scenes. It’s cool to see how a show is run and all the pieces that are put together to make it happen.”
“Being a part of the production staff is a fantastic experience. The cast is so wonderful and we are so excited for everyone to see what we’ve worked so hard on,” Moyer said.
Eleventh-grader Talia Casey plays the title character of Robin Hood and his future wife, Lady Marian is played by ninth-grader, Priya Pankhaniya. Prince John, the villain of the story, is played by tenth-grader Ben Casey. Prince John’s partner-in-crime, the Sheriff of Nottingham, is played by twelfth-grader Spencer Masucci. “We always have family meals before these shows. It’s just a really cute environment for these kids which you wouldn’t have otherwise talked to,” Beaumier said.
“We got a lot of new faces in with this show so we have many middle schoolers who have never been in a show before,” Casey said, “It’s so exciting to see what that does for them. It’s a powerful transformation to perform in their first show.”