The Bard at 'Brook

As the curtain comes down on the 2023 fall play, rave reviews for Millbrook’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream are rolling in. The show featured English teacher Owen Kelly ’17 and alum Cory MacEnroe ’07 as Flute and Snout, respectively, and a flock of faculty-children fairies. Every member of the ensemble cast embraced the inherent challenges of performing William Shakespeare, and each performance seemed to build on the earlier shows.

 

From the inventive set and lighting design conceived and constructed by the student tech and stage crews to the whimsical costumes and makeup, the production transported audiences to the court of Athens and the magical forest. Audiences were treated to breakout debuts by IVth formers Andrew Stambaugh as Nick Bottom and Blake Frost as Lysander. Puck and Oberon, played by VIth formers Ella Kneedler and Oliver Jellinek, respectively, would’ve stolen the show if not for so many other stellar performances. The entire Chelsea Morrison Theater became the set as players used every inch of the stage, aisles, and two constructed balconies. Behind the scenes and in the booth, assistant director Nya Johnson, stage manager Madison Weis, and assistant technical director Querida Alleyne kept the show on track and engaging.

 

Millbrook’s fall play cast heeded the words of Nick Bottom: “Take pains. Be perfect.”

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