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Cape High thespians learn from the pros

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival troupe performs, educates students
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival’s Timothy Oh, left, leads Cape High theater students (l-r) Cianna Steer, Kristina Needham and Daniela Figueroa-Gonzalez in a series of workshops with fellow actor Mackenzie Moyer, right. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTOS
Ellen Driscoll
November 8, 2023

Cape High thespians welcomed members of the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival Oct. 27, when they viewed the touring production of “Romeo and Juliet” and participated in workshops led by the stars of the play.

Following the morning performance, actors Timothy Oh and Mackenzie Moyer fielded questions from students and then facilitated a series of workshops in the afternoon.

The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival is a professional theater company at DeSales University in Center Valley, Pa., and the official Shakespeare festival of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. For details, go to pashakespeare.org.

The day was made possible through a grant provided by the Cape Henlopen Educational Foundation, which funds teacher grants for unbudgeted classroom projects, support for homeless and limited-income students, STEM initiatives, performing arts education and training, and programs to promote diversity and inclusion. 

CHEF board member Connie Kaden said theater teacher Sadie Andros applied for the grant enabling the program, which aligns with both national arts standards for theater and common core standards for English language arts.

For more information about CHEF, go to chef-cape.org.

 

Cape High thespian Alyssa Berg prepares for her scene as classmates Noah Lewis and Ryleigh Moyer are engaged in the skit depicting an imaginary world. Shown are (l-r) Berg, Lewis and Moyer.
Cape High theater students listen to techniques offered by actors Timothy Oh and Mackenzie Moyer of the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival.
Adriana Nicole Edwards and Sarah Verdugo-Figueroa smile during the theater troupe’s workshop.
Mackenzie Moyer protects students acting out a zombie apocalypse.
Students Izabel Kelly-Conaway, left, and Sarah Verdugo-Figueroa plan their escape from the zombies.
Students Cianna Steer, left, and Neveah Copes laugh after escaping their zombie classmates.
In the morning, students watched the touring production of “Romeo and Juliet” performed by Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival actors Timothy Oh as Romeo and Mackenzie Moyer as Juliet. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Juliet Graviet, left, and Hadyn Carter-Hanson participate in an exercise. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Theater students listen to instruction for the next workshop. SUBMITTED PHOTO

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