Elm Shakespeare Company hard at work
to bring its 21st consecutive year to Edgerton Park.
This year is a fitting return to ESC’s 21-year roots, as they rehearse
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream“, last performed in this park in 1996.
(Note: this photographer deployed keyboards and sound fx in that production)
Rehearsal Photographs
(play photographs premier next week)
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| Set Designer, Elizabeth Bolster presents this bold work, built right into the park |
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| Jamie Burnett & friends oversaw the erection of scaffolds to support the ambitious set |
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| Atalanta ‘Atty’ Seigel was integral in getting things off the ground here |
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| Adjusting the sets for stability and safety |
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| Elm Scholars, from area high schools, are part of the acting & production team |
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| Weeks later, one part of the set is built, and ready for opening night on Thursday August 18 |
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| Producing Director Rebecca Goodheart (center), leads the CT/MA/NY company on a mind/body/spirit warm-up |
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| Renowned Director Tina Packer speaks with CT Style’s Ryan Kristafer about the play |
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| Titania (Kristin Wold) & her faeries rehearse their wood-nymph magic in the park |
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| Puck (Evan Gambardella) removes the Ass-head from Elm Shakespeare regular, Raphael Massie |
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| Oberon (Charles Frederick Secrease) & Titania (Kristin Wold) rehearse their dance – play opens Thursday, through Sept 4 |
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| NYC’s Anna Paratore as Hermia, brings the drama to Edgerton Park starting this Thursday |
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| Battle scenes are very carefully choreographed, for realism, with safety as a priority (Raphael Massie & Elisa Albert) |
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| Zoe Eklund and Leone Rodriquez rehearsing the battle scene |
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| ESC instructor & regular performer, Jeremy Funke getting into character during rehearsal
New York City actor Anthony Peeples in costume A Midsummer Night’s Dream runs August 18th – Sept 4 Production Photos Coming Next Week! all photographs © Mike Franzman & ESC |
