Wayland High School students will perform their spring play I Never Saw Another Butterfly the weekend of May 4-6 at the Fine Arts Center.
The play, written by Celeste Raspanti, is a fictionalized piece about the real-life Holocaust survivor Raja Englanderova. The story takes place in the ghetto Terezin, which was a stopping-off place for hundreds of thousands on their way to the gas chambers at Auschwitz. The title comes from a collection of poems and drawings that were produced by the children of Terezin from 1942 until its liberation in 1945. The play is one of remembrance and hope during one of the darkest time in our global history.
The play is directed by Rebecca Black, theater teacher, and Fine Arts Center DirectorCourtney Baareman as technical director.
Content is not recommended for younger audiences.
Cast
Raja Englanderova Missy Whitney
Father Alexander Sessions
Mother Riley Vanpopering
Vera Riley Kamyszek
Pavel Cooper Sidebotham
Erika Taylor Sirmans
Irena Synkova Grace McNamara
Renka Emma Rawluski
Irca Keely Standish
Honza Benjamin Niemchick
Rabbi Collin Majewski
Child I Lainey Rollandini
Child II Nikita Jackson
Child III Camber Barko
Child IV Megan Breese
Loudspeaker Isazic Ortiz
Crew: Mackenzie Estelle – Light Design; Jade Brady-Sound Design; Megan Wooten-Stage Manager; Brianna Brown and Aubree Wooten-Stage Crew.
Performances will be at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 4 and 5, and at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 6.
Tickets are $5 for adults, students and senior citizens are free. Advance tickets can be purchased at the Wayland Union Fine Arts Center page from the district website, www.waylandunion.org
PHOTO: (From left) Riley VanPopering, Alexander Sessions, Riley Kamyszek (hidden), Cooper Sidebotham, Collin Majewski, Keely Standish, Taylor Sirmans, and Missy Whitney. (Photo courtesy of Laurie Zywiczynski)
