Friday, December 16, 2016

THEATRE HISTORY DREAM CASTING (1/5)

Hey there, chaps! So yesterday, I posted an article about 25 Plays Everyone Should Know. In light of that, I wanted to start a dreamcasting series that is solely run by me. So using the plays from that list and the musicals from my top 25 musicals, I am going to be doing a 5 PART DREAM CASTING series over the next five weeks while I am home f rom break. They will be posted every Friday from today until January 13th.

So today is a pretty big boy because it includes all of the Shakespeare plays I mention and the entire Oedipus cycle. Please enjoy and check out the articles these are based on to read more about these culturally-significant plays and musicals.

Plays:

Oedipus Rex:
Oedipus: Nicholas Hambruch
Creon: Jack Rose
Tiresias: Bryce Dilullo
*Currently obsessed with Tiresias being played like Phil from Disney's Hercules
Jocasta: Johnna Watson
Shepherd: Ethan Shanker

Oedipus at Colonus:
Oedipus: Nicholas Hambruch
Antigone: Kylee Webb
Ismene: Sarah Pansing
Theseus: Liam Thibeault
Creon: Jack Rose
Polynices: Noah Delgado

Antigone:
Antigone: Kylee Webb
Ismene: Sarah Pansing
Creon: Jack Rose
Eurydice: Avery Strachan
Haemon: Danny Blankemeier
Tiresias: Bryce Dilullo

Hamlet:
Hamlet: Connor Baker
Claudius: Jack Rose
Gertrude: Sarah Davidson
Polonius/Gravedigger: Liam Thibeault
Ophelia: Jessie Jo Pauley or Sidne Phillips
Horatio: Vincent Pugliese
Laertes: Kevin Kennedy
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern: Joey Grado and Ethan Shanker
Marcellus/Gravedigger: Hank Woods
Bernardo: Reed Daniel
Francisco/Fortinras: Kale Burr
Reynaldo: Devon Policci

Macbeth:
Duncan: Danny Blankemeier
Malcolm: Kale Burr
Macbeth: Nathan Sheppard
Lady Macbeth: Summer Beckman
Banquo: Grey Smith
Macduff: Mason Reeves
Lady Macduff: India Chudnow
Hecate: Johnna Watson
The Witches: Alli Halliday, Rebecca Galcik, Jessica Sinodis

Porter: Noah Delgado

Midsummer Night's Dream (featured in a previous dream casting):
Thesus: Nicholas Hambruch
Hippolyta: Sarah Davidson
Philostrate: Grey Smith
Egeus: Julian Mendoza
Hermia: Jessie Jo Pauley
Helena: Alli Halliday
Lysander: Kale Burr
Demetrius: Vincent Pugliese
Oberon: Hank Woods
Titania: Rebecca Galcik b/c she is the queen
Puck: Devon Policci
Peaseblossom: Jackie Brecker
Cobweb: Nick Williams
Moth: Connor Baker
Mustardseed: Anson Romney
Peter Quince: Noah Delgado
Nick Bottom: Bryce Dilullo
Francis Flute: Sam Primack
Robin Snarveling: Kevin Kennedy
Tom Snout: Ethan Shanker
Snug: Joey J Grado

Romeo and Juliet:
Count Paris: Nathan Sheppard
Mercutio: Devon Policci
Capulet: Mason Reeves
Lady Capulet: Phoebe Koyabe
Juliet: Sidne Phillips
Tybalt: Clay Rollon
The Nurse: Jessica Sinodis
Montague: Josh Jensen
Lady Montague: Emily Spets
Romeo: Kale Burr
Benvolio: Liam Thibeault
Friar Laurence: Hale Stewart

King Lear:
Lear: Bronson Todd
Goneril: Jackie Brecker
Regan: Tiana Marks
Cordelia: Summer Beckman
Duke of Albany: Devon Policci
Duke of Cornwall: Hank Woods
Earl of Gloucester: Grey Smith
Earl of Kent: Hale Stewart
Edgar: Nick Williams
Edmund: Jack Rose
Oswald: Sam Primack
Fool: Julian Mendoza
King of France: Kale Burr

Duke of Burgundy: David Woods

The Tempest:
Prospero: Kale Burr
Miranda: Kayla Dobbs
Ariel: Avery Strachan
Caliban: Mason Reeves
Alonso: Brando Reyes
Sebastian: Noah Delgado
Antonio: Jeremy Yamplosky
Ferdinand: Vincent Pugliese
Gonzalo: Danny Blankemeier
Trinculo: Devon Policci
Stephano: Sam Primack

Othello
Othello: Clay Rollon
Desdemona: Sarah Pansing
Iago: Liam Thibeault
Cassio: Connor Brigola
Bianca: Zoe Zamora
Emilia: Lily Castle
Brabantio: Bryce Dilullo
Roderigo: Kale Burr

Twelfth Night:
Viola: Lina Cappellano
Sebastian: Nick Williams
Duke Orsino: Konnor Smith
Olivia: Grace Napoletano
Malvolio: Noah Delgado
Maria: Olivia Nienstedt
Sir Toby Belch: Jack Rose
Sir Andrew Aguecheek: Ethan Shanker
Feste: Devon Policci

Merchant of Venice:
Antonio: Vincent Pugliese
Bassanio: Nicholas Hambruch
Gratiano: Mason Reeves
Lorenzo: Joey Grado
Portia: Tatumn Zale
Nerissa: Avery Strachan
Balthazar: Bailey Gorman

Shylock: Sam Primack
Jessica: Benny Cowans, Jasmine Bassham, or Kayla Dobbs (I couldn't decide!)

A Doll's House:
Nora Helmer: Reagan Burows
Torvald Helmer: Sam Primack
Dr. Rank: David Woods
Kristine Linde: Alli Halliday
Nils Krogstad: Steven Enriquez
Anne Marie: Phoebe Koyabe
Helene: Noa Gauthier

Importance of Being Earnest:
John (Jack/Ernest) Worthing, J.P.: Bronson Todd
Algernon Moncrieff: Kale Burr
Gwendolen Fairfax: Tiana Marks
Cecily Cardew: Brittney Peters
Lady Bracknell: Mark Munoz
*She was played by a man in the recent revival and I'm obsessed with that. But I would choose India Chudnow if we want to keep with gender.
Miss Prism: Lily Castle
Rev. Canon Chasuble, D.D.: Vincent Pugliese
Lane: Devon Policci

Merriman: Asher Sheppard

Uncle Vanya:
Aleksandr, the Professor: Bryce Dilullo
Yelena: Summer Beckman
Sonya: Kayla Dobbs
Maria: Payton Bioletto
Uncle Vanya: Anson Romney
Mikhail, the Doctor: Hank Woods
Ilya, "Waffles": Nathan Sheppard

Marina, the Nurse: Haylee Klein

Musicals:

Showboat:
Cap'n Andy Hawks: Bryce Dilullo
Magnolia Hawks: Summer Beckman
Gaylord Ravenal: Nicholas Hambruch
Julie La Verne: Rebecca Galcik
Steve Baker: Julian Mendoza
Parthy Ann Hawks: Jessica Sinodis
Pete: Kale Burr
Joe: Mason Reeves
Queenie: Avery Strachan
Frank Schultz: Ethan Shanker 
Ellie: Macy Wood
Kim: Benny Cowans
Windy McClain: Noah Delgado

Billy Crocker - Nathan Sheppard
Reno Sweeney - Carly Grossman
Hope Harcourt - Jackie Brecker
Moonface Martin - Jack Rose
Lord Evelyn Oakleigh - Kale Burr
Mrs. Evangeline Harcourt - Jessica Sinodis
Bonnie - Mackenna Goodrich
Elisha J. Whitney - Bryce Dilullo
Purity - Tatum Weight
Chastity - Meg Farnsworth
Charity - Paige Gagliardi
Virtue - Thea Eigo
(Kate and Olivia Nienstedt would also be great angels!)
John - Ethan Shanker
Luke - Joey Grado

Porgy and Bess: 
Porgy: Mason Reeves
Bess: Sidne Phillips
Crown: Clay Rollon
Sportin' Life: Anson Romney
Serena: Avery Strachan
Jake: Ira Hill
Clara: Phoebe Koyabe
Maria: Maria Boas

Oklahoma!:
Curly McLain: Dale Mortensen
Laurey Williams: Summer Farnsworth
Jud Fry: Noah Delgado
Aunt Eller: India Chudnow
Ado Annie Carnes: Sarah Pansing
Will Parker: Kale Burr
Andrew Carnes: Joey Grado or Devon Policci
Ali Hakim: Brandon Reyes
Gertie Cummings: Alyssa Granger
Dream Curly: Connor Wince
Dream Laurey: Jackie Brecker

Billy Bigelow - Nicholas Hambruch
Julie Jordan - Jackie Brecker
Carrie Pipperidge - Jessie Jo Pauley
Enoch Snow - Devon Policci
Nettie Fowler - Sarah Pansing
Jigger Craigin - Jack Rose
Louise Bigelow - Thea Eigo
The Starkeeper - Mason Reeves
Carnival Boy - Sam Ellefson

Check back in next week for our next five musicals and plays! (It won't be as long as this one.)

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