The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival (PSF) is celebrating the region’s brightest young performers with The Muse of Fire Project, a new educational theatre initiative featuring a cast and crew made up entirely of high school students from across the Lehigh Valley.
Their production of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing will take place December 20 at 7:00 p.m. and December 21 at 2:00 p.m. on the Main Stage at DeSales University’s Labuda Center for the Performing Arts in Center Valley, Pennsylvania.
Directed by Kim Carson, PSF’s Director of Education and Community Engagement, the program gives these student “theatre all-stars” a chance to perform on a professional stage while collaborating with experienced artists and designers. The result is a fully realized Shakespeare production that brings the Bard’s classic wit and warmth to life through a new generation of performers.
Cast
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Elijah Christie — Borachio, Messenger (Homeschool)
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Jade Lopez — Leonato (Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts)
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Jocelyn Kluesner — Beatrice (Central Bucks South)
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Jenna Le — Verges, Friar (Dieruff High School)
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Jackson Mascio — Benedick (Saucon Valley High School)
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Matthew Monroe — Don Pedro, Seacole (Parkland High School)
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Hakeem Qayyum — Claudio (Parkland High School)
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Gage Reichard — Dogberry (Dieruff High School)
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Adryan Sein Diaz — Hero (Dieruff High School)
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Sam Skinner — Don John, Sexton (Moravian Academy Upper School)
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Cailey Sylvester — Conrad, Musician (Freedom High School)
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Marilou Vasquez — Margaret (Dieruff High School)
Crew
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Gwen Jones — Stage Manager (Southern Lehigh High School)
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Meredith Christie — Assistant Stage Manager (Homeschool)
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Christine Dauster — Crew (Parkland High School)
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Haley Jacob — Crew (Notre Dame High School)
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Parker Rosado — Crew (Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts)
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Lennie Vargas — Costume Coordinator (Parkland High School)
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Henry Ingles — Guest Lighting Designer (DeSales University)
Tickets are $10, available online or at the box office on performance days. For details about The Muse of Fire Project and PSF’s educational programs, contact Kim Carson at kim.carson@pashakespeare.org or visit www.pashakespeare.org.
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