Newark Drama Club Presents Robin Hood
Article by Matt Eike and Ben Rogers
Performance Dates:
Fri., Oct. 24 - 7:00PM
Sat., Oct. 25 - 2 & 7PM

Drama Club performed Robin Hood, its first play of the school year, on October 24 at 7 p.m. and October 25 at 2 and 7 p.m.

Mrs. Wheeler, the director and an English teacher here at Newark, chose Robin Hood for four main reasons.

“Every actor has the opportunity to perform with two roles throughout the play, as each character has two completely different personalities. It provides a great challenge for the actors,” she said. Robin Hood also is a play close to the hearts of the performers, especially the seniors. Their freshmen year, they performed Shakespeare’s A Midsummer’s Night Dream. In that play, there is a character Puck, who eventually became the inspiration for Robin Hood. Puck is also frequently known as Robin in the play as well.

“I see it as a character development from Puck to Robin Hood. I also see it in the seniors this year as well, comparing them from now and from their freshmen year,” said Mrs. Wheeler. “The transformation of Puck into what eventually became Robin Hood is parallel to the transformation of the seniors from their freshmen year.” Two other reasons for the selection of Robin Hood are the Anglo-Saxon themes of a Pagan-Christian mixture of customs, and the play provides a lot of campy jokes along with very serious matters during the play.

Newark High School wishes the Drama Club luck in the Fall Play that will show on October 24th and 25th.


Cast

Sheriff/Sam the Rag:
Brennen O'Toole

Constable/Eadom O'The Blue Boar:
Jason Davidson

Gill Redcap/Mitch the Miller:
Lauren Hager

Diccon Cruikshank/
Cootie the Drunk:

Hannah Harris

Robin Hood/Blind Benny:
John Kratzer*

Little John/Dumb Duggan:
Nate Akre

Daisy (Davey) O'Doncaster/
Arthur O'Bland:

Kelsey Brown*

Will Stutely/Sir Stephen:
Jacob Pritchard

Will Scarlet/Deaf Danny:
Vinnie DiClementi

Friar Tuck:
Tanner Brummel

Prince John/Bell the Tinker:
Anthony DiClementi*

Yorick/Grok/Flint the Beggar:
Kylie Eike

Dark Monk/Richard/
Purvis the Peddler/Ghost:

Daniel Simmons

Maid Marian:
Sarah Moutray*

Lady Quigley/Prioress:
Jessica Hager*

Bronwen:
Jordan Sweeney*

Sally Serving Wench/
Sister Felicity:

Becca Sweeney

Queen Eleanor:
Cheyenne Flowers*

Gwenny:
Savanna Flowers

Ellen Dear/Brekka:
Taylor Catenacci*

Jenny Brown:
Emily McCoy*

Crazy Betty/Old Gumy Granny:
Riley Adkins

Guard:
Danny Bullington

Alan A'Dale:
Dewey Wheeler



Crew

Light Board:
Josh Burnett, Meghan Lehmann

Costumes:
Erin Turner*, Mikaila Butuso*, Bailey Fletcher*, Bailee O'Toole, Cheyane Copeland, Maggie Komes, Riane Tomsa,

Sound:
Fikri Rachman*, Ben Horvat, Nic Butuso, Bailee O'Toole, Jacob Dellinger

Makeup:
Mikaila Butuso*, Bailey Fletcher*, Bailee O'Toole, Cheyane Copeland, Maggie Komes, Regan Tomsa

Running Crew:
Neal Smith, Nic Butuso, Bailey Fletcher*, Ben Horvat, Luke Eckhardt

Props:
Meghan Lehman, Austin Richards, Mikaila Butuso*, Erin Turner*

* denotes senior



Production Team
 

Director:
Elizabeth Wheeler

Stage Manager:
Dawn Schultz

Assistant Director:
Christy Hager

Technical Director:
Ross Wheeler