A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - Prairie Fire Children's Theatre

The Prairie Fire Children's Theatre
presented by Rushford Area Society of the Arts
adapataion: Ben Ratkowski, Deborah Nelson Pick, & Daniel Stock
cast: Rachel Gabel (PFCT actor/director), Jordan McNamer, Leah Leisen, Wesley Trejo, Kallie Carlson, Josh Doerr, Brittany Kuss, Maverick Hanson, Emma Malone, Gabe Mierau, Clara Wieser, Shayna Hanson, Jena Gutnecht, Olivia Hoff, Maria Doerr, Morgan Kingsley, Carissa Bieberdorf, Kila Feller, Blaire Pronschinske, Ashley Brown, Kate MacKenzie, Mariah Olson, Nicole Howe, Brooke Johnson, Kelsey Toomey, Anna Malone, Zoe Feller, Irelynn Pronschinske, Indy Hermanson, Nicole Eidenschink, Autumn Laumb, Megan Brown, Savannah Neitzke, Ben Ratkowski (PFCT actor/director), Jordan Honken, Hannah Kopperud, Ellen Nelson, Emily Rasmussen, Shayna Bellock, Kate Klungtvedt, Abby Wieser, Andrea Larson, Tatyanna Bronk, Savannah Skalet, Abby Eidenschink, Mason McManimon-Myers, Morgan McManimon-Myers, Landon Goree, Sierra McNamer, Nick Hoff, Cadence McManimon-Myers, Samara McManimon-Myers, Elizabeth Wick, Bailey O'Hare, Rebekah Rislov, Joel Trejo, Logan Gappa, Bryce Kingsley.

Shakespeare's classic play, with a few twists.

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I'm not a huge fan of the PFCT performances, mostly because the quality of a show is pretty bad. Not surprising since they tend to have around 60 kids and only five days to rehearse. However, of all the PFCT performances I have seen (and I've seen too many), this is easily one fo the best.

The script managed to be quite faithful to Shakespeare's, and the costume's were gorgeous! The McManimon-Myers girls were tremendous actors, and the humor was well played.

This still had the usual problems of too many kids who can't speak loudly enough, and almost no actual acting, but it moved along and was enjoyed.

My favorite Prairie Fire Children's Theatre production so far.