Night of Scenes is Here to Stay
ÃûæÂÖ±²¥¡¯s inaugural Night of Scenes, showing in the Smith Theater on May 16 and 17, had the audience laughing, thinking, and rooting for the characters on stage. This spring¡¯s production came about conceptually from Director of Dramatics Matt Phillips, to provide more students access to the theater program at RL. While fall and winter productions were full-length plays, Night of Scenes showcased 76 boys throughout 16 different skits or scenes, with 10 faculty directors.?
The evening included a wide range: humorous Saturday Night Live reenactments, a heartfelt cinematic snippet from The Sandlot, a dramatic dilemma from The Twilight Zone, original RL-inspired skits, and a musical number from Damn Yankees, to name a few. Many of the boys cast in this production had never participated in the RL theater program before, due to their commitments in other RL extracurriculars and athletics. The bite-sized scenes this spring allowed for less of a time commitment, so boys could take part in the program without committing to a full production.?
The show was produced by Mr. Phillips, with musical direction from Rob Obdycke, technical direction from Dawson Hill, costumes and props by Erin Sutton, and choreography by Lisa Kostur. Due to the show¡¯s overwhelming success, Night of Scenes will become a biennial event, alternating with a standard spring production every other year. RL¡¯s dramatics program continues to grow and evolve, providing more opportunities and access to the theater arts for RL boys.
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JOHN ELIOT¡¯S DREAM
WRITTEN BY MAX KESSELHEIM ¡¯26
DIRECTED BY MR. GOLDEN AND MR. DOERER?
Bobby Beeston ¡¯30
Ben Gallagher ¡¯30
Alex Guadagno ¡¯30
Beckham Holley ¡¯29
Nathan Ihua ¡¯30
Patrick Mitchell ¡¯29?
Scene from BILOXI BLUES
DIRECTED BY MR. PHILLIPS?
Romeo Borgida ¡¯28
Michael Corley ¡¯28
Alessandro Frigerio ¡¯28
Max Kesselheim ¡¯26
Chris Vlahos ¡¯26
Jeronimo Yepes ¡¯29?
THE GREAT VIVELDO
DIRECTED BY MR. WHITE?
Riley Alqueza ¡¯28
Sid Chopra ¡¯28
Liam Guadagno ¡¯28
Joseph Raposo ¡¯28
Matt Young ¡¯28?
FOOTBALL COMES TO MIT
DIRECTED BY DR. DUNN?
Omar Baaj ¡¯28
Henry Grossman ¡¯29
Jasper Hyatt ¡¯28
Maceo King ¡¯28?
THAT¡¯S NOT MY BALL
DIRECTED BY MR. MATTHEWS?
Tommy Cloutier ¡¯29
Henry Collier ¡¯29
Luke Conway ¡¯30
Daniel DiLallo ¡¯29
Ryan Guden ¡¯29
Nathan Ihua ¡¯30,??
Caleb Murphy ¡¯30
Leo Venanzi ¡¯29
Anthony Wallace ¡¯29?
GEN Z HOSPITAL
DIRECTED BY MS. BUITRAGO?
Rowan Bush ¡¯29
Carys Musto TWS ¡¯30
Austin O¡¯Leary ¡¯28
Michael Rimas ¡¯26
Ben Romano ¡¯28
Kolby Sahin ¡¯28
Adele Touloukian NCDS ¡¯25?
POLICE LINE-UP
DIRECTED BY MS. KOSTUR?
Louie Baumal-Bardy ¡¯27
Sid Chopra ¡¯28
Rory Kelly ¡¯28
Alvin Li ¡¯27
Alexander Nanji ¡¯30
Anthony Wallace ¡¯29?
THE MONSTERS ARE DUE ON MAPLE STREET from THE TWILIGHT ZONE
DIRECTED BY MR. REID?
Habo Baaj ¡¯26
David Comander ¡¯27
Liam Coyle ¡¯30
Flynn Hall ¡¯27
Jack Kelly ¡¯28
Maceo King ¡¯28
Avish Kumar ¡¯26
Joseph Malley ¡¯30
Nitin Muniappan ¡¯26
Paul Tompros ¡¯27
Liam Walsh ¡¯26?
VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER
DIRECTED BY MR. PHILLIPS
Maggie Crowley NCDS ¡¯25
Richie Federico ¡¯26
Max Gaeto ¡¯29
Adele Touloukian NCDS ¡¯25
Liam Walsh ¡¯26?
ODD COUPLE POKER SCENE
DIRECTED BY MR. REID?
Will Archibald ¡¯26
Declan Bligh ¡¯26
Michael DiLallo ¡¯26
Gavin Lane ¡¯26
Ryan Molloy ¡¯26
Michael Rimas ¡¯26
Danny Tobin ¡¯26?
RL JEOPARDY written by Max Kesselheim ¡¯26
DIRECTED BY DR.DUNN
Alan Archerman ¡¯29
Maeve Cullen UA ¡¯25
Dylan Lane ¡¯29
Evan Pan ¡¯28?
SCATTERING REMAINS
DIRECTED BY MR. WHITE?
Liam Coyle ¡¯30
Max Gaeto ¡¯29
Caleb Murphy ¡¯30?
Nico Selvaggio-Wagner ¡¯29
Leo Venanzi ¡¯29?
DENNY DOWNER¡¯S FIRST TEAM DINNER?
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY MR. POJMAN?
Cat Cole-French NCDS ¡¯25
Auden Duda ¡¯26
Richie Federico ¡¯26
Flynn Hall ¡¯27
Toby Harrison ¡¯27
Warren Hu ¡¯27
Joey Meade ¡¯27
Austin O¡¯Leary ¡¯28
Ethan Shi ¡¯28
Mateo Werner ¡¯26?
JUMANJI
DIRECTED BY MR. WHITE?
Bobby Beeston ¡¯30
Sorin Brusseau ¡¯30
Luke Conway ¡¯30
Nikitas Handrinos ¡¯30
Liam Kelly ¡¯30
Kabir Kumar ¡¯30
Joseph Malley ¡¯30?
THE JANITOR
DIRECTED BY MR. GOLDEN AND MR. DOERER?
Habo Baaj ¡¯26
James Boccuzzi ¡¯29
Will Erhard ¡¯27
Owen Jamal ¡¯29
Khiomany Ortiz ¡¯26
Nico Selvaggio-Wagner ¡¯29?
¡°HEART¡± from DAMN YANKEES
DIRECTED BY MR. PHILLIPS
MUSIC DIRECTION BY MR. OPDYCKE
CHOREOGRAPHY BY MS. KOSTUR?
Riley Alqueza ¡¯28
Rowan Bush ¡¯29
Caiden Crowley ¡¯28
Daniel DiLallo ¡¯29
Jack Kelly ¡¯28
Rory Kelly ¡¯28
Max Kesselheim ¡¯26
Teddy LaFond ¡¯28
Dylan Lane ¡¯29
Ryan Miller ¡¯25
Brendan Reichard ¡¯25
Chris Vlahos ¡¯26?
CREW
Stage Manager: Raphael Choumert ¡¯28?
Lightboard Operator: Marco Suri ¡¯26?
Soundboard Operator: John Cirasuolo ¡¯28?
Spotlight Operator: Evan Pan ¡¯26?
Costume and Props Assistant: Jordan Bornstein ¡®26, Emmanuel Hagan ¡¯30?
BUILD CREW?
Sebastian Engler ¡¯29
Mitch Flynn ¡¯26
Nick Galdo ¡¯26
Nathan Ginsburg ¡¯29
Charley Malley ¡¯29
Cormac Mills ¡¯29
Guled Rashid ¡¯29
JP Ward ¡¯26