PHOTOS: Upper School Play Animal Farm Delights Audiences
The cast of characters was almost exclusively animals, and the costumes included hand-made works of art made out of farm tools to resemble pigs, horses and other animals.
St. Margaret’s students performed an adaptation of the classic George Orwell novel last week in McGregor Family Theater, as the revolt on Mr. Jones’ farm was brought to life in the Upper School production of Animal Farm.
The play featured 21 Upper School students as cast as well as several Middle and Upper School technical crew members led by senior stage manager Stephanie Amoukhteh. The play was directed by Director of the Arts Darcy Rice.
The cast of characters was almost exclusively animals, ranging from the pigs to the horses, to a donkey, a raven, dogs, sheep and hens. This production included hand-made works of art created by Technical Director and Resident Designer Gordon Richins and alumni Spencer Keane. They found various farm tools and welded them to be representations of the characters such as the pigs and horses. The characters developed as actors in their ability to tell the story through their movement, incorporation of music, and stylized violence in crucial moments.
“Animal Farm, although inspired by the 1917 Russian Revolution and the subsequent rise of Joseph Stalin, continues to be relevant to the world today,” Mr. Rice said. “Many students were already familiar with the novel. This production was a great opportunity to work with Dr. Peggy Beemer to make significant cross-curricular connections to her modern global studies class.”
You can view the playbill by clicking here, or the official poster by clicking here.
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