Youth theater group introduces audience to the world of Shakespeare
The life and works of William Shakespeare came to life once more July 22 and 23 when the Wayne County Performing Arts Council (WaCPAC) presented a youth theater production of Joseph Hotchkiss’s raucous comedy Hello, Shakespeare.
Performed by a cast of 11 young actors from across Wayne County, Hello, Shakespeare is a new and different look at the world of Shakespeare or as directors Tiffany Noe and Zack Armstrong describe it, “an irreverent and funny introduction to William Shakespeare and his work that is sure to bring a laugh from anyone who remembers English Lit classes in high school.”
Led by the narrator and her incompetent assistant, the ensemble cast presented little known facts about history’s most famous playwright and presented snippets from some of his most well-known works. Even the Bard of Stratford-upon-Avon himself returns from the grave to correct some popular misconceptions about his life and works.
The ensemble cast of young actors includes Herbert Cremeans, Robert Dittman, Sonja Dittman, Megan Hamm, Nick Hurst, Alex Miller, Amanda Gail Nelson, Hans Qu, Maggie Stutz, Madison Swyers and Kayla Villegas.
With their successful Wooster run behind them, the cast and crew will take the production on the road to Tiffin August 6 to compete in the Ohio Community Theater Association’s OCTAFest Jr. youth theater competition.
WaCPAC is a nonprofit performing arts organization that has been providing performing arts opportunities in Wayne County for nearly 30 years.
In addition to WaCPAC’s strong theater programs, the group also presents opportunities for area performers to showcase their musical talents through Battle of the Bands and Music of the Night open mic nights.
WaCPAC’s 2011 season concludes Dec. 9-11 when the group reprises its successful Readers Theatre production of A Christmas Carol.
For more information on WaCPAC, visit their website at http://www.wacpac.org.
Performed by a cast of 11 young actors from across Wayne County, Hello, Shakespeare is a new and different look at the world of Shakespeare or as directors Tiffany Noe and Zack Armstrong describe it, “an irreverent and funny introduction to William Shakespeare and his work that is sure to bring a laugh from anyone who remembers English Lit classes in high school.”
Led by the narrator and her incompetent assistant, the ensemble cast presented little known facts about history’s most famous playwright and presented snippets from some of his most well-known works. Even the Bard of Stratford-upon-Avon himself returns from the grave to correct some popular misconceptions about his life and works.
The ensemble cast of young actors includes Herbert Cremeans, Robert Dittman, Sonja Dittman, Megan Hamm, Nick Hurst, Alex Miller, Amanda Gail Nelson, Hans Qu, Maggie Stutz, Madison Swyers and Kayla Villegas.
With their successful Wooster run behind them, the cast and crew will take the production on the road to Tiffin August 6 to compete in the Ohio Community Theater Association’s OCTAFest Jr. youth theater competition.
WaCPAC is a nonprofit performing arts organization that has been providing performing arts opportunities in Wayne County for nearly 30 years.
In addition to WaCPAC’s strong theater programs, the group also presents opportunities for area performers to showcase their musical talents through Battle of the Bands and Music of the Night open mic nights.
WaCPAC’s 2011 season concludes Dec. 9-11 when the group reprises its successful Readers Theatre production of A Christmas Carol.
For more information on WaCPAC, visit their website at http://www.wacpac.org.
Published: July 27, 2011
