Meet the Cast of Midsummer! Spotlight on Rachel Purcell (Helena)
Rachel, in addition to playing Helena in this summer's production of Midsummer, helps out with Classics on the Rocks' marketing efforts and writes these blog intros. She feels very awkward writing her own and will therefore keep it short and to the point: this is her fifth year and fourth mainstage show with the company, and said company runs a real risk of being stuck with her forever. What's your #1 bucket list role, Shakespeare or otherwise? I would die to play literally a
Meet the Cast of Midsummer! Spotlight on Will Downes (Peter Quince)
Will, in addition to being the Artistic Director of Classics on the Rocks, is playing Peter Quince this summer in what is possibly a too on-brand role (he is pictured to the left as Malvolio in 2017's Twelfth Night). As an actor/verse coach/company leader, Will wears a lot of hats. Don't miss his masterful wrangling of the mechanicals in Midsummer! What's your #1 bucket list role, Shakespeare or otherwise? Richard III. But it would be the full War of Roses character arc for h
Meet the Cast of Midsummer! Spotlight on Connor Scott (Lysander)
We're delighted to have Connor back for another year with Classics on the Rocks, especially after his Shakes Day 2019 performance(s) as Hamlet and Benedick. He is one of two Connors playing members of the lovers' quadrangle in Midsummer, and is locked in an eternal battle for the title of "Connor 1." He is definitely not seven years old. What's your #1 bucket list role, Shakespeare or otherwise? Richard II ("Now is this golden crown like a deep well / that owes two buckets, f
Meet the Cast of Midsummer! Spotlight on Kaitlin Hlywa (Starveling)
Kaitlin Hlywa joins the Midsummer cast after making her Classics on the Rocks debut in this past spring's Shakes Day, where she played a devastating Ophelia. Now, she gets a chance to explore a lighter side as one of the troupe of hilarious mechanicals making excellent use of props in our play-within-a-play. Also, her teen years sound super, super relatable based on her survey answers below. What's your #1 bucket list role, Shakespeare or otherwise? Mark Cohen [of Rent] What
Meet the Cast of Midsummer! Spotlight on Clare McKelway (Hermia)
The lovely Clare is a Maine native and new to Classics on the Rocks this year. Her spitfire Hermia literally throws herself across the stage (after all, she's not so low but that her nails can reach Helena's eyes!). Plus, her embarrassing childhood story is pretty much all of us. Read about her hopes and dreams and then pity her plight in Midsummer! What's your #1 bucket list role, Shakespeare or otherwise? Elphaba in Wicked. What do you do when you're not acting - or what wo
Meet the Cast of Midsummer! Spotlight on Jennifer Plotzke (Titania/Hippolita)
Jenn is a film and theater actor who made waves as Kate in a scene from Taming of the Shrew during Classics on the Rocks' Shakes Day a few years back. Her regal gravitas steals the show in every fairy scene - you will not want to miss her in this production of Midsummer, whether she's falling in love with an ass or telling off her husband for (we think?) creating climate change. What's your #1 bucket list role, Shakespeare or otherwise? Shakespeare bucket list: Beatrice and O
Meet the Cast of Midsummer! Spotlight on Sam O'Sullivan (Francis Flute)
Sam has been hanging around Classics on the Rocks for three years! Francis Flute stars in our play-within-a-play as Pyramus's lady lover, Thisbe, which isn't much of a stretch for Sam, who is used to performing in over-the-top sketch comedy shows. Learn a little more about him, then come see Pyramus and Thisbe try to out-diva each other in Midsummer. What's your #1 bucket list role, Shakespeare or otherwise? Prince Hal. What do you do when you're not acting - or what would yo
Meet the Cast of Midsummer! Spotlight on Kat Anderegg (Mustardseed)
Kat Anderegg is new to Classics on the Rocks as of this season - though honestly, what did we do without her? In addition to playing Mustardseed, she is our resident music guru, writing and playing lovely fairy songs (she's also currently a part of singer-songwriter duo Failing Organs, if you want to check that out!). What's your #1 bucket list role, Shakespeare or otherwise? Mrs. Lovett, not gunna lie. What do you do when you're not acting - or what would you do if you weren
Meet the Cast of Midsummer! Spotlight on John St. Croix (Oberon/Theseus)
John St. Croix has been making Classics on the Rocks casts and crews break character and laugh their butts off since 2017. His Theseus is one of the most bizarrely hilarious character interpretations in our production, and we're so excited that he has returned for another season! What's your #1 bucket list role, Shakespeare or otherwise? Shakespeare has so many fun ones I would love to tackle! So many come to mind but right now I’m a little obsessed with Richard II and would
