Introduction:  Tim Pouring ’21, La Plata, Maryland.

“If” by Rudyard Kipling, performed by Nolan LaVoie, Woodberry Forest, Virginia. 

“If” by Rudyard Kipling, performed by Griffin Warlow ’23, Orlando, Florida.

“Second Life” by David Whyte, performed by Ansel Sanders, Woodberry Forest.

“The Worm” by Ralph Bergengren, performed by Walker Sanders, Woodberry Forest.

“The Conqueror Worm” by Edgar Allen Poe, performed by Jacob Foster ’99, Santa Monica, California. 

“A Dog is a Dog” by T.S. Eliot, performed by William Andrews ’23, Alexandria, Virginia.

“The Quality of Mercy” from The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare, performed by Paul Huber, Woodberry Forest.

 “Anthem for a Doomed Youth” by A.E. Houseman, performed by Taylor Myers ’23, Inverkeithing, Scotland.

“Progressive Health” by Carl Dennis, performed by Zeke Smith, Charlottesville, Virginia.

“Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” by Patrick Henry, performed by Gregory Harris ’23, Atlanta, Georgia.

“Agnes” from She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen, performed by Anna Grey Hogan ’14, St. George, Virginia.

“Cry Havoc!” from Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, performed by Stanley Kim ’23, Seoul, South Korea.

“It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” by Bob Dylan, performed by Hugh Wiley ’23, Orange, Virginia.

“To Be or Not to Be” from Hamlet by William Shakespeare, performed by Tim Pouring ’21, La Plata, Maryland.  

“Wake Up, Wake Up” from The Jack and Jill Plays by Adam Szymkowicz, performed by Alex Cirves ’06, Chicago, Illinois.

“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost, performed by Brent Cirves, Woodberry Forest.

“A Boy’s Prayer” by William De Witt Hyde, performed by Byron Hulsey, Woodberry Forest. 

 A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM 

Adapted from the Play by William Shakespeare

THE TIME:  The not-too-distant past.

THE PLACE:  A park and a forest outside of Athens.

THE SITUATION:  Athens, a city not unlike Washington, D.C., has just won a war not unlike the Vietnam War.  And love is in the air.  

THE CAST (In Order of Appearance):

Theseus, Duke of Athens...Reed Taws
Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazon...Andrea Payette
Philostrate, Mistress of Revels...Barbara Wimble
Egeus, father of Hermia...Paul Vickers
Hermia, Egeus' daughter, in love with Lysander...Lillyana Freitas
Lysander, in love with Hermia...Riley Cluff
Demetrius, Hermia's approved suitor...Tim Pouring
Helena, in love with Demetrius...Alexandra McKeown
Peter Quince, a carpenter (also Prologue)...Nick Soares
Nick Bottom, a weaver (also Pyramus)...Will Rodgers
Francis Flute, bellows mender (also Thisby)...Kamp Gary
Robin Starveling, a tailor (also Moonshine)...Caroline Wright
Thomas Snout, a tinker (also Wall)...Brenden Stakem
Snug, a joiner (also Lion)...Saad Salih
Oberon, King of the Woodland Spirits...Reed Taws
Puck, a.k.a. Robin Goodfellow, a Sprite...Noelle Brown
Titania, Queen of the Fairies...Andrea Payette
Peaseblossom, a fairy...Abigail Jenkins
Cobweb, a fairy...Jenna Jenkins
Moth, a fairy...Jillian Gallihugh
Mustardseed, a fairy...Maddy Orris
Moonbeam, a fairy...Nicole Vickers
Firefly, a fairy...Kyra Vickers

THE CREW:

Director...Brent Cirves
Technical Director...Denis Houyoux
Sound Engineer...Galen Greenlaw
Music and Sound Effects Engineer...Tim Stakem
Costumes and Makeup...The Cast, Laura Cirves, Barbara Wimble
Poster Design...Tim King
Publicity...Barbara Wimble

Someone Who'll Watch Over Me

by Frank McGuinness

A Drama in One Act

Tim Pouring as Edward

Reed Taws as Adam

Nick Soares as Michael

Three men are held captive in Beirut, Lebanon:  

an Irishman, an American, and an Englishman....


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Members of Woodberry Forest's Drama and Speech Department discuss the challenges of pivoting from live performance to a radio podcast of their upcoming productions:  Someone Who'll Watch Over Me by Frank McGuinness, premiering Thursday, April 30 right here on Voices of Woodberry, and William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Thursday, May 14, 2020.

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"Some Questions for My Dad" conducted by Taylor Myers, Inverkeithing, Scotland.

"A Chat with Matthew Keating" by Stanley Kim, Seoul, South Korea.

"An Interview with My Grandma" by Gregory Harris, Jonesboro, Georgia.

"Today on Braeden's Interviews" by Braeden Lessane, Lewisville, North Carolina.

"Life Away from Woodberry:  an Interview with My Brother" by Griffin Warlow, Orlando, Florida.

"A Conversation with Mom" by Zach Herzog, Rixeyville, Virginia.  

This Episode is a collection of Children's Stories back by popular demand.  

"The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle, read by Reed Taws, sixth former, Pinehurst, North Carolina.

"The Velveteen Rabbit" by Margery Williams, read by Barbara Wimble, Drama and Speech Department, Orange, Virginia.

"Blueberries For Sal" by Robert McCloskey, read by Matthew Keeting, Mathematics Department, Woodberry Forest, Virginia.

"fRed the Sloth" written by Indira Cope and Whitney Flores and read by Indira Cope, Language Department, Woodberry Forest, Virginia.  

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A Handful of Jokes:

"Philosophy Joke #1" told by Paul Erb, English faculty, Woodberry Forest, Virginia.

"50 Bucks" told by Harley Shufford, third former, Charlotte, North Carolina.

"Penguin Joke" told by Jake Benslimane, third former, Rutherford, New Jersey.

"Cold Water" told by Hugh Wiley, third former, Orange, Virginia.

"Quasimodo" told by Griffin Warlow, third former, Orlando, Florida.  

"Philosophy Joke #2" told by Paul Erb.

"Praise the Lord" told by Will Andrews, third former, Alexandria, Virginia.  

"Philosophy Joke #3" told by Paul Erb.

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Please enjoy Episode #7, a poetry reading by the students of drama and speech and the Woodberry Forest Community.

"The Lanyard" by Billy Collins, read by Byron Hulsey, headmaster, Woodberry Forest, Virginia.

 "It's Me Again" by Tupak Shakur, read by Gregory Harris, third-former, Jonesboro, Georgia.

"Don't Quit" by John Greenleaf Whittier, read by Field Sanders, faculty daughter, Woodberry Forest.

"The Engineer and the Monkey" by the Grateful Dead, read by Hugh Wiley, third-former, Orange, Virginia. 

"A Shropshire Lad XL" by A.E. Housman, read by Paul Erb, English faculty, Woodberry Forest.

"Invictus" by William Ernest Henley, read by Stanley Kim, third former from Seoul, South Korea. 

"PTSD" by G. Herbo, read by Griffin Warlow, third former, Orlando, Florida.

"Our Real Work" by Wendell Berry, read by Ansel Sanders, English faculty, Woodberry Forest.

"A New Poem for Chicago" by Nate Marshall, read by Laura Cirves, staff, Woodberry Forest.

"On the Beach with Dad" by Carrie Fennison, read by Harley Shufford, third former, Charlotte, North Carolina.

"Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front" by Wendell Berry, read by Kristyn Wilson, English faculty, Woodberry Forest.

"Sonnet 116" by William Shakespeare, read by Brent Cirves, Drama and Speech faculty, Woodberry Forest.

"I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" by William Wordsworth, read by Charlie Browning, Class of 1946, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 

Four Songs of Comfort:  "What's So Funny 'Bout Peace, Love, and Understanding?" by Nick Lowe, "Mystery" by Bruce Cockburn, "Lord, Protect My Child" by Bob Dylan, "Psalm 46" by King David, read by John Amos, English faculty, Woodberry Forest.

Woodberry Students were asked to share their reflections on the Coronavirus.   

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This is an interview with Woodberry alum Jacob Foster, currently a professor at UCLA, discussing the coronavirus and his time at Woodberry. Due to time restrictions, this is an edited interview. To download or listen to the full interview please follow the link below.

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