Marshfield students perform Shakespearean monologues, scenes in student showcase

Marshfield High School presents “An Evening of Shakespeare,” a collection of performances by students in the advanced acting class, tonight and Saturday in the school Drama Lab.

The show includes monologues and selected scenes from 11 Shakespeare plays, performed in a variety of styles by 27 students.

Students chose their own pieces from a list of plays, also writing a paper on their chosen play. They were asked to consider all aspects of staging their selections, essentially directing their own performances under the guidance of drama teacher Erika Meidl.

“As this process grew and matured, the class became a true actors’ workshop where students share insight and input with one another,” Meidl says in the program. “It has been an inspiring experience to watch their growth into the world of Shakespeare.”

Selections include:

• “Romeo and Juliet,” Vanessa Brun and Chelsea Bright.

• “Henry V,” Zach Jones.

• “Hamlet,” Jordan Edwards and Katie Emerson.

• “Much Ado About Nothing,” Brady Esch and Jacqui Sneddon.

• “Richard III” and “Othello,” Connor Bryant.

• “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Mariah Shay.

• “Twelfth Night,” Austin Seevers.

• “Twelfth Night,” Melissa Childs.

• “Romeo and Juliet,” Desi Kuehn, Alyshia Fox and Aly Marshall.

• “Henry V,” Josh Carter.

• “Macbeth,” Noelle Novotny.

• “Measure for Measure,” Joe Wilson.

• “The Taming of the Shrew,” Melissa Childs and Courtney Henry.

• “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Bret Bynum, Joel Griffin, Megan Gray, Aly Marshall and Jack Gagnon.

There is also an Elizabethan dance based on “Romeo and Juliet” by Celena Dawson and Kelsie Hahn,” and other performances by Emily Jacobson, Caitlin Mansfield and Sam Molloy.

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