James has been in multiple 8/9 plays and multiple IHSSA events. If James could change any play’s genre he would change Romeo and Juliet into a horror movie. His favorite character quote from The Book of Will is “To be or not to be, aye there's the point.” (Boy Hamlet).

Cat has participated in many IHSSA events and has participated in FNL, Penciled in, and the 8/9 play. Cat’s favorite Shakespearean phrase is "I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow than a man swear he loves me." from Much Ado About Nothing. Their favorite character quote from The Book of Will is "What? No, you're siding with Ed? We hate Ed!".

Will has both acted and worked on many WHS productions, IHSSA events, and Thespian events and is the current Thespian Board president. If he could do a dramatic retelling of any of Shakespeare’s he would chose either Julius Caesar, Macbeth, or A Midsummer Night’s Dream because they are all very cool and have fun elements to play around with, overall he would choose Macbeth. His favorite character quote from The Book of Will would be "Why do we bother with any of it?".

Adelaide has been in many WHS productions but was recently in PUFFS. She has done crew work for Be More Chill and PUFFS. Their favorite character quote from The Book of Will is “That wasn’t Hamlet, that fobbing hackery, that was a defilement, I have been defiled.” (Richard Burbage). They do not know what play they would choose but if they could change the genre she would do something sci-fi.

Anastasia was in the 8/9 play and participated in IHSSA events. Anastasia would do a dramatic retelling of Much Ado About Nothing. Her favorite play by William Shakespeare is Much Ado About Nothing because of the unique metaphors and the eloquent writing done in an interesting way.

Coria has been in PUFFS, Be More Chill, and many IHSSA events. Coria’s favorite character quote from The Book of Will is "I love it when you talk business" (Henry Condell). Her favorite Shakespeare play is “MIDSUMMER!!!! I LOVE MIDSUMMER!!! ESPECIALLY TITANIA LOVE HER!!!!”.

Lohit has been in many WHS productions, Thespian events, and multiple IHSSA events. His favorite Shakespearean phrase is "Peace, ye fat guts!". If he could change the genre of a play he would make Macbeth into a comedy where they continually fail at murder.

Caitlin has been in many WHS productions and in Large Group IHSSA events. Her favorite Shakespearean phrase is “​​I have been in such a pickle”. She would change any tragedy into a comedy if she had to change the genre of a play.

Isabel has done a few IHSSA events and was in the 8/9 play last year. Her favorite play by Will would be A Midsummer Night’s Dream because it’s confusing and strange. She would change Romeo and Juliet to a comedy because it would be fun to see the ending of the tragedy turn into a mess.

Lilly Beth has been in many WHS productions and most recently has been in Be More Chill. She has also participated in different Thespian events and IHSSA events. If Lilly Beth could change a genre of a play she would change Julius Caesar into a comedy.

Colin has participated in the 8/9 play since the 8th grade and has done Reader’s Theater for the IHSSA. His favorite character quote in The Book of Will is "I have been drunk for three days straight" (Ben Jonson). His favorite play by Will is Macbeth because he loves the paranoia and the plot.

Clare was in PUFFS, Be More Chill, and in Large Group Choral reading for the IHSSA. Her favorite character quote from The Book of Will is "God he was good. And his plays weren't bad either.". If Clare had to change the genre of a play she would make Julius Caesar into a comedy.

Avery has been in multiple Waukee productions and has been in many IHSSA events. Her favorite character quote from The Book of Will is "The fairies aren't real but the feeling is.". Her favorite plays by William Shakespeare are both Romeo and Juliet and Merry Wives of Windsor because he makes very dramatic things happen in the romances.

Rain has been in many Waukee and non Waukee productions and has participated in different IHSSA events. Their favorite Shakespearean phrase is "BEATRICE: I love you with so much of my heart that none is left to protest. BENEDICK: Come, bid me do anything for thee. BEATRICE: Kill Claudio." (Much Ado About Nothing). If they had to choose a favorite play they would choose Much Ado About Nothing because ‘it’s very complicated but fun’.

Josephine has been in and worked on Waukee productions since the 6th grade. Her favorite character quote from The Book of Will is “I AM NOT A GODDAM SOUP YOU ARTLESS MINNOW”. Her favorite play by Will is Romeo and Juliet because of how different society was compared to now.

Jade has been in PUFFS, Be More Chill, and FNL. She has also done Large Group Improv for the IHSSA. Her favorite Shakespearean phrase is "Love looks not with the eyes but with the mind.". She would do a dramatic retelling of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Will has participated in the 8/9 play and different IHSSA events. His favorite Shakespearean phrase is “But soft, what light through yonder window breaks”. His favorite character quote in The Book of Will is “We are Will”.

Kai has participated in different Thespian events and the 8/9 play. If they had to pick a favorite show by William Shakespeare they would pick Macbeth!

Noah has participated in many Waukee productions since the 6th grade. He has also been in different IHSSA events. His favorite character quote from The Book of Will is “They lived well that lived onstage.”. His favorite play by William Shakespeare is A Midsummer Night’s Dream because it’s funny and has many moments of action mixed in with comedy and magic.

Lucy has been in Waukee productions since the 6th grade and has done many IHSSA events. Her favorite play by William Shakespeare is Romeo and Juliet because of the first scene and the character Mercutio.

Wesley has been in PUFFS, different Thespian events, and IHSSA events. He was also crew on Be More Chill. If he could do a dramatic retelling of a Shakespeare play he would do A Midsummer Night’s Dream. His favorite play is A Midsummer Night’s Dream because of the irony and how similar it is to High-School drama.

Isabelle has participated in many Waukee productions, IHSSA events, and is the current Thespian Board Fundraising Chair. Her favorite Shakespearean phrase is “Though she be but little, she is fierce.”. Her favorite character quote from The Book of Will is "Am I godless?". She would change the genre to Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream to “questionable endings”.

Alexis has been in many Waukee productions since the 6th grade and has been in many IHSSA events. Her favorite Shakespearean phrase is "A blinking idiot" (The Merchant of Venice, 2.7). Her favorite character quote from The Book of Will is "Thank you, let's not." (Crane).

Sam has been in many WHS productions. He has participated in multiple IHSSA events. If he could do a dramatic retelling of Will’s play he would definitely do Pericles. If he had to change a genre of a Shakespeare play he would turn Romeo and Juliet into a comedy ‘just to see how that would work’.

Atiana has been in different Waukee productions since the 8th grade. She has also done many different IHSSA events. Her favorite character quote from The Book of Will is "I know which whores have crabs (most of them)." (William Jaggard). If she could pick a play to do a dramatic retelling of she would pick Julius Caesar because the history of the event is interesting.

Katelyn has been in many Waukee productions and has done multiple IHSSA events. Her favorite Shakespearean phrase is "All the world's a stage...". Their favorite character quote from The Book of Will is "Your favorite story just ended? Come back tomorrow, we'll play it again. Don't like the story you're in? A different one starts in an hour. Come here, come again, feel here, feel again."

Cameron has previously worked on Lights for Puffs and Be More Chill. His favorite character quote from The Book of Will is “Allright Allright” (Marcus). His favorite play by William Shakespeare is Macbeth.

Haley has been in the 8/9 play since the 8th grade. Her favorite Shakespearean phrase is “Here I will remain.”. Her favorite character quote from The Book of Will is “Where's my father I need to find my father!” (Alice Heminges).

Taylor has been in productions outside of Waukee and has done events for the IHSSA. Their favorite Shakespearean phrase is “Such stuff as dreams are made on”. Their favorite character quote from The Book of Will is "Every day is someone’s worst. At least ours we had together." (Rebecca).

Violet has been in different Waukee productions and has participated in different IHSSA events. Her favorite Shakespearean phrase is “Thou art as fat as butter.". Her favorite The Book of Will character quote is "What in high shit is this." (Ben Jonson).

Ollie has been in last year's 8/9 play and has done Individual Improv for the IHSSA. His favorite Shakespearean phrase is “To Be, Or Not to Be, that is the question”. His favorite character from the Book of Will is “This Copy should go to the register actually” (Marcus).

Wesleigh Jane has been in many Waukee productions since the 6th grade! Her favorite character quote from The Book of Will is “Exeunt” (John Heminges). Her favorite play by Will is A Midsummer Night’s Dream because of the dedication Will and the actors put into it when it was produced.

Beverly has been in many Waukee productions since her 6th grade year and has participated in many IHSSA events. Her favorite character quote in The Book of Will is “This copy should go to the register actually” (Marcus). Her favorite Shakespearean phrase “There was a star danced, and under that I was born.”.

Benjamin has participated in Waukee productions and many Thespian events. They have also been in IHSSA events. Their favorite play by Shakespeare is Romeo and Juliet, not because they particularly like it but because it is similar to a trashy TLC reality show. They would make Julius Caesar into a romance if they had to change a genre to Shakespeare’s play.

AJ was in PUFFS last year and has participated in different IHSSA events since the 9th grade. Their favorite character quote from The Book of Will is “History walks here, love is lived here, loss is met and wept for and understood and survived here and not for the first time but every time.” (Henry Condell). If they could do a dramatic retelling of Will’s plays she would do Love Labor’s Lost.

Mia has done work for different WHS productions. Her favorite character quote from The Book of Will is "I don't need encouragement right now, I need support". If she could change a genre from one of Will’s play's she would change Julius Caesar to a romance.

Sylvia has done costumes for Be More Chill in the past! Her favorite play by Will is A Midsummer Night’s Dream because her dad has acted in it. She would change any play by Will into a sitcom if she had to change the genre.

Max has done scenic and prop work for many WHS productions going back to the 7th grade! She has also acted and done other crew work for IHSSA events. Her favorite character quote from The Book of Will is “Aren't you already married? Probably” (Ben Jonson). She would love to see any tragedy of Shakespeare's’ turn into a terrible comedy.

Selma has done crew work for many Waukee productions. Her favorite character quote from The Book of Will is “Not of an age, but for all time.”. If she could change the genre of a Shakespeare play she would make Hamlet into a horror.

This is Jesse’s first Waukee production! His favorite Shakespearean phrase is “All the world's a stage” (As You Like It). If he could do a dramatic retelling of one of Will’s plays he would do Hamlet.

This is Sadie’s first year being a part of theatre! Sadie’s favorite play by William Shakespeare is "Romeo and Juliet" because it was the gateway to Shakespeare for them. Her favorite quote from The Book of Will is "To feel again" (Henry Condell).

Rylee has done work for WHS productions as scenic crew and props. She has also participated in IHSSA crew work and acting. Her favorite character quote in The Book of Will is “ I mean if they’re going to steal the scripts why don’t they at least steal them correctly?” (Alice Hemmings). Her favorite play by Will is A Midsummer Night's Dream, “because puck tricks the queen and it’s a happy ever after for the couples.”

Molly has done publicity for Be More Chill. Her favorite play is Pericles because it deserves justice.

Audrey has previously worked on costumes for Be More Chill. Her favorite Shakespearean phrase is "Love is heavy and light, bright and dark, hot and cold, sick and healthy, asleep and awake.". If they could change the genre to play by Will they would make any comedy into a horror.

Sargun was the Head Stage Manager for the 8/9 play and has done Short Film for the IHSSA. Her favorite character quote from The Book of Will is “AllRight AllRight” (Marcus). Her favorite Shakespearean phrase is "Reply not to me with a fool-born jest"

Ellie has participated in FNL and was previously an Assistant Stage Manager in Be More Chill. Her favorite character quote from The Book of Will would be "Laughter must be death's greatest defiance I think" (Rebecca Heminges). If she had to change the genre of a Shakespeare play she would change Macbeth into a Rom-Com ‘just to see what would happen’.

Ethan has been involved with crew work for WHS since last year and has been in different IHSSA events, he is also the Thespian Board Technical Liaison. His favorite Shakespearean phrase is “I bite my thumb at thee”. His favorite character quote from The Book of Will is “Aren’t you already married?” “Probably” (Ben Jonson).

Mia has done crew work for Be More Chill and PUFFS. They have participated in different IHSSA events. Their favorite character quote from The Book of Will is “We hate Ed”. If they could change the genre of one of Shakespeare's plays they would make Romeo and Juliet into a ‘Despicable Me’ movie.

Miles has done lighting for previous Waukee productions. His favorite William Shakespeare play is Much Ado About Nothing because it’s very interesting.

Matthew has been involved with crew work since the 6th grade for Waukee. His favorite character quote from The Book of Will is "A penny for the pit! One penny for a play today!" (Crier). If he could change the genre of a play by Will he would change Romeo and Juliet into a Superhero movie.

This is Dallin’s first Waukee production! His favorite Shakespearean phrase is "A pox on both your houses!". His favorite play by William Shakespeare is The Tempest.

Coming soon!Madison has ushered for Penciled in 2022 and has done lighting for The Improv Show 2021. Their favorite character quote is "If we don't find them, they die with us." (Henry Condell). Their favorite Shakespearean phrase is "Own flesh and blood" (Hamlet)