BLITHE SPIRIT Charles Condomine — Christopher Matthews Ruth Condomine — Malia Cintron Elvira — Mae Barr Madame Arcati — Amelia Lojewski Dr. George Bradman — Adam Majid Violet Bradman — Tess Murphy,
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Maya Robinson, Peachy Lee Edith — Laura Biscoe, Peachy Lee
… Stage Manager — Joan Miller Assistant Stage Managers— Charley Walton, Adrien Wright Sound Designers — Hayden Feddock, Ben Kendall Sound Run — Hayden Feddock, Ben Kendall Props Mistresses and Run — Gaby Nahm, Linnea Wright Props Crew — Keira Alhadeff, Mira Hurtt, Litty Clark Props Run — Mira Hurtt Assistant TD — Riley Eckman Deck Carpenter - Run — Riley Eckman Set Crew/Stage Crew — Keira Alhadeff, Renie Christensen, Laurel Marx, Ruby Nemeroff, Frannie Thiry Publicity Chief — Charley Walton Publicity Crew — Raphael Andreae, Ben Kendall Poster Design — Adrien Wright Costume Mistress/Master and Run — Julia Nahm, Theo Zhang
‘Blithe Spirit’ Comes To Life “Oh my God, I’m dying,” proclaimed Kristin Wolanin, with the buoyancy of someone positively effervescing with life. She then clarified, “It’s just my usual tailspin that happens around this time before every show.”
As befits a dramatist who found herself “in the booth tearing my hair out,” deus ex machina took the form of a long-forgotten memory and Wolanin snatched inspiration from the jaws of hopelessness. “Oh,” she recalled thinking. “‘Blithe Spirit!’ We’re going to do Noël Coward and everyone’s going to love it!”
Costume Crew — Lianne Harkin, Rebecca MacKinnon Costume Run — Renie Christensen, Lianne Harkin, Laurel Marx, Rebecca, MacKinnon, Frannie Thiry Master Electrician and Run — Justin Kresse Lighting Crew — Rebecca MacKinnon Box Office Manager and Run — William Haddad Box Office Assistant and Run — Noah Stoycos House Manager and Run — Sarah Hilton Assistant House Manager and Run — Eli Hurtt Ushers — Keira Alhadeff , Waasae Ayyaz, Raphael Andreae, Litty Clark, Rohan Kurian, Ruby Nemeroff, Morgan Tate
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Everyone proved Wolanin right when the curtain rose on the English playwright’s 1941 comedy centering on a séance gone wrong, leaving a widowed and remarried novelist haunted by one, then a second, ill-tempered ex-wife. “This is a wonderful show for students to step up and showcase their talents,” Wolanin said. “Every cast member is in a role that’s totally different from anything they’ve done before, which has forced them to stretch out and really display their growth as actors.” While the cast was all Upper Schoolers, the crew had both Middle and Upper Schoolers, with students in grades 6-12 helping bring “Blithe Spirit” to life.
Every cast member is in a role that’s totally different from anything they’ve done before, which has forced them to stretch out and really display their growth as actors. — Kristin Wolanin, Theater Faculty
