ShakeScenes
July 16, 2022 at 2:00 p.m.
Washington Hall
FREE PERFORMANCE
Back for another round of delightful Shakespearean shenanigans, ShakeScenes will brighten the stage at Washington Hall like never before. A perennially popular event featuring elementary-age students from the South Bend area performing scenes from and inspired by Shakespeare, ShakeScenes provides two hours of adorable, moving, and hilarious entertainment. This family-friendly performance has introduced thousands of children across the area to Shakespeare ever since its inception.
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CAST & CREW:
Coordinating Director: Christy Burgess
Production Manager: Cate Cappelmann
Lighting Designer: Kathleen Van Vleet
Light Board Operator: Indi Jackson
SCENE 1: Robinson Shakespeare Company - Richard II, Part 1
Directed by Christy Burgess
- King Richard II: David Tom, Jr
- John of Gaunt: Amal Amouri
- Duke of York: Jessica Appleman
- Henry Bolingbrook: Nancy Tom
- Duke of Amerle: Jose Oropeza
- Thomas Mowbray: Lexi Cuevas
- Earl of Salisbury: Brigid Envall-Sweeney
- Lord Berkeley: And Amouri
- Bushy: Martez Cuevas
- Bagot: Fiona Envall-Sweeney
- Green: Cindy Nguyen
- Earl of Northumberland: Toby Prince
- Henry Percy, Hotspur: Avi Setiawan
- Lord Willoughby: Brigid Envall-Sweeney
- Bishop of Carlisle: Amal Amouri
- Sir Pierce of Exton: And Amouri
- Gardener: Amelie Hurtado
- Gardener’s Man: Amy Nguyen
- Queen: Melanie Lipkins
- Queen’s Lady: Sophia Oropeza
- Herald 1: Amy Nguyen
- Herald 2: Amelie Hurtado
- Keeper: Amal Amouri
SCENE 2: The Young Fries of Treachery
Directed by Laura Moran Walton
Sixpeare: An homage to the musical "Six," featuring six of Shakespeare's most famous female characters.
- Clara Moran Walton: Ophelia
- Grace Geels: Queen Anne
- Rebecca Anatolios: Cordelia
- Jane Doeppke: Lady Macbeth
- Mae Sollmann: Desdemona
- Rose Kelly: Kate
- Iris Moran Walton: Shakespeare
SCENE 3: Lady Bards - ShakesClue
Directed by Christy Burgess
Ensemble:
- Gwen Clark
- Lucy Clark
- Eavan Kelly
- Olivia Purcell
SCENE 4: Shakespeare at Fremont Park - Shakespeare, But Make It Dragons (Select Scenes from Romeo and Juliet)
Directed by Laurisa LeSure
- Eden Hamel: Juliet
- Jackson Vargas: Octai the Dragon
SCENE 5: Much Ado About Nothing, Act 3, Scene 3 & Act 4, Scene 2
Directed by Patrick Starner
Ensemble:
- Loey Silva
- Sylvia Matous
- Ezra Carrico
- Sophie Vervaet
- Julia Warzon
SCENE 6: ShakesCorps - Much Ado About Nothing, Act 3, Scene 1
Directed by Erin Rose Kind
- Ellie Graff: Beatrice
- Erin Rose Kind: Hero
- Mitchell Caponigro: Ursula
SCENE 7 - Michiana Mechanicals - Shakespeare in Love (Our Five Favorite Couples)
Directed by Robin Shepley
- Christian Jackson: Romeo, Macbeth, Orlando, Duke Orsino, Benedick
- Robin Shepley: Juliet, Lady Macbeth, Rosalind, Viola, Beatrice
SCENE 8 - Robinson Shakespeare Company - Richard II, Part 2
Directed by Christy Burgess
SCENE 9 - Cosmic Hamlets - Romeo and Juliet, Act 1 scene 1
Directed by Sarah Brewer
- Louis Spindler
- Stella Petersen
- Sadie Petersen
- Griffin Rohlich
- Ila Sylce
- Dayus Geysbeek
- Freya Bartlett
- Corbin Johnson
- Finn Brewer
- Harbormaster Bryan Hawkins