Mater Christi seventh graders perform Shakespeare

By The Citizen
Dec 23, 2014
Dec 23, 2014
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D-4-E-Mater-Christi-perform-Shakespeare-C — The combined 7th grade homerooms pose after their performance of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Back row L-R: Madeline Sawyer, Maren Altadonna, Lily Oliver, Alessandra Magg, Asa Shlansky, and Melayna Sells. Middle row L-R: Isabella Magg, Bryanna Boucher, Abhijit Dodgson, Ariella Aubin, Fiona Nelson, Michael Walsh, Brandon Pratico, Ethan Behr, Nick LeBlanc, John Bahrenburg, Bryan Hong, Dallas Martell, Caitlin Salmon, and Zara Gill. Front row L-R: Elizabeth Breen, Charlotte; Claire Ammirato, Brendyn Byrne, Claire Reilly, Sara Fernandez-Young, Henry Ammirato, Mike North, Will Bond, John Lang, Allan Whayland, director; and Sam Thompson. On floor L-R: Kian Arani and Solomon John.
By The Citizen

Allan Whayland’s seventh grade class at the Mater Christi School perform a play around the holidays each year. This year’s choice was William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Written by Shakespeare toward the end of the 16th century, the play features young lovers who fall comically in and out of love over the course of a single, enchanted midsummer night.

The audience, composed of seventh graders’ parents and students from other Mater Christi classes, was delighted with the romantic comedy. Six performances, three per seventh grade homeroom, were planned to accommodate everyone who wanted to see the play.

Younger audience members were probably as mesmerized by the lights and fog as much as by the wonderful performance. On the other hand, adults in the audience were impressed by the actors’ excellent interpretation of Shakespeare’s original words.