New Trier's Spring Play Debuts Today

This week marks New Trier High School's annual Spring Play, which takes a Japanese twist to the western Robin Hood tale in Find Hakamadare!

The play will be performed on May 9-10 at 7:30 p.m. and March 11 at 4:30 p.m. in the McGee Theatre at the of New Trier.

The play examines the effects of bravery after a cohort of villagers set out to find their hero, Hakamadare.

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“Expectations of gender roles have been completely challenged for the students," said George Keating, guest director and Chicago actor. "For example, the female students are enacting warriors and leaders, and the male students are playing the ingénues and clowns."

New Trier Performing Arts Coordinator Anne James-Noonan said that the play chosen has been a physical demanding one for students. "Mr. Keating has incorporated elements of Eastern music, Eastern philosophy and Eastern discipline," she said. "This has been especially rewarding for our theatre students who study Kabuki and Noh theatre as a part of their theatre history studies unit.”

According to the press release:

"Cast members are Joe Agase, Hannah Antman, Kevin Blair, Zoey Bond, Dee Browning, Valerie Feygel, Rachel Goldfinger, Raj Khipple, Mike Liebenson, Catherine McKenna, Madelyn Miller, Tim Mlynarski, Katrina Mutuc, Monica Orjuela, Allie Pappas, Josh Philoon, Jeff Salvadore, Lucas Schmid, Katie Schulze, Emily Trevor, Grace Wagner, and Emma Wold.

Assistant Directors are Rory Gilchrist and Chloe Knight, and the Stage Manager is Emma Horvath.  Members of the crew include Samantha Bravos, Marek Buckman, Daniel Burrack, Paige Campbell, Caroline Clark, Emily Coplan, Helen Feeney, Sarah Foster, Margaret Hall, Crystal Hawley, Harry Hill, Claire Hogan, Emily Isaacson, David Jaggard, Janak Jha, John Flanagan, Berrit Keller, Erika Keller, Mikaela Kropp, Jack Levin, Matthew Stein, Jeffrey McHugh, Lizzie Meara, Robyn Mech, Natalie Miller, Maddie Murnane , Leah Neustadt, Nicole Roslan, Leah Sherin, Kevin Slowey, Elizabeth Sorensen, Grace Sowlat, Kallen Sullivan, Alina Taber, Lilah Taber, Tatiana Tasiopoulos, Jacqueline Tropp, Tomek Wasilewski, Brian Weaver, Max Weiner, Zoe Wexler, Wheeler White, Aubrey Woolford, and Mylissa Zelechowski.

George Keating is the Director, Hilerre Kirsch is the Faculty Assistant, Richard Penrod is the Scenic Designer, Denise Karczewski is Lighting Designer/Technical Director and Sue Romanelli is the Costumer and Props Mistress."

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