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Directing and Acting classes collaborate to present four original adaptations of enchanting childhood tales
THE WITCHES by Roald Dahl
Adaptation and direction by Juliet Reichardt
Danielle Ahouelete as Grandmama
Ben Bellomy as Little Boy 2
Akshat Koirala as Little Boy 1
Dylaina Rowell as Witch 2/Mother/Solveg
Will Vibert as Witch 1/Little Brother/Father
This show is an adaptation of the first several chapters of the book The Witches by Roald Dahl. The play is set in Norway in the 1980s and follows two young brothers (9 and 7 years old) who learn from their Grandmother how to spot terrifying witches hiding in plain sight. When strange disappearances and a close encounter put them in danger, they have to rely on courage and Grandmama's wisdom to escape.
JUNA’S JAR by Jane Bahk
Adaptation and direction by Mikayla Roper
Rowan Boyd as Shay
Annabelle Durbin as Grandma/ Octopus/ Alligator
Tara Majkic as Juna
J.C. Whitelock as Kenny
Juna’s Jar by Jane Bahk tells the story of an imaginative young girl named Juna, who goes on magical adventures using nothing more than an empty jar. After her best friend moves away, Juna finds comfort and excitement through the journeys the jar inspires.
HUNTERS, a Hmong Story Cloth
Adaptation and direction by Ian Machalek
Will Avina '28
Natasha Friedman '29
Umair Mohammed '26
Drew Morral '29
Rory O’Connor '29
"Hunters" is an adaptation of a Hmong story cloth, a storytelling method created in the 1970s by Hmong refugees. As such, the original story is highly interpretive -- primarily being told through visual art without much written prose. This adaptation, therefore, features almost entirely new dialogue and characters alongside a reworked plot. The only character named in the original cloth is the protagonist, Yer; with all other characters in this adaptation possessing names invented by their actors. It should also be noted that the story cloth on which this play is based has no official title -- the name "Hunters" was chosen for its thematic relevance.
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE by Maurice Sendak
Adaptation and direction by Sam Stephen
in collaboration with the actors
Prune Brault as Max
Jasper Knabe '27 as Wild Thing #3
Thomas Rice '28 as Wild Thing #2, Narrator
Zhongle (Lena) Zhang '29 as Wild Thing #1, Mom
"Where the Wild Things Are” is an adaptation of the popular children’s book by Maurice Sendak. The story follows Max, a little girl with a wild imagination, who learns what happens when that wildness gets out of control.
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