2017 Shakespeare Festival

The sixth Long Island Student Shakespeare Festival took place on May 12, 2017.  160 students performed excerpts from Macbeth, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Romeo and Juliet, Richard III, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and a collection of monologues. The musical highlight was a performance of Duke Ellington's "The Star-Crossed Lovers" by the Deer Park High School Jazz Band.  

 The guest artist was Metropolitan Opera star John Horton Murray.

“It was amazing.” (Safiya)

  “This is certainly a sight to see.” (Anthony)

  “No matter how you perform, you gain confidence on that stage.” (Jasleen)

 “It was interesting to see everybody’s costumes and how they acted.” (Brianna)

 

“This event was absolutely amazing and I learned so much from it. I hope I can do it again next year.” (Sade)

“I really enjoyed seeing everyone’s adaptations of different Shakespeare plays and had a blast performing as Juliet!” (Alexa)

 “It was very fun to participate in this Shakespeare Festival.” (Fernando)

 

“I had an amazing experience.” (Josie)

 

“The Festival was an amazing experience and a reminder of Shakespeare and how acting can be fun and how it tells great stories.” (Zakirah)

 

“Popcorn is tasty, but the Long Island Shakespeare Festival is tasteful.” (Madi)

 

“It was fun to be onstage in front of a friendly crowd; I can’t wait to do it again.” (Kyle)

 

“I thought it was very fun and entertaining! The tableau was very fun!
I really enjoyed it!” (Theresa)

 

“This was the best experience ever.” (Jordyn)

 

“It was amazing watching different groups perform in interesting scenes.” (Maliek)

 

“The Shakespeare Festival helps me get more comfortable onstage,
and it is so much fun!” (Anya)

“The Shakespeare Festival is awesome.” (Helen)

 

“Funny and really amazing.” (Gianna)

 

“The Festival was an entertaining day to enjoy the experience of drama/acting.” (Yohangel)

 

“I love the Festival a lot and I hope to do more.” (Laychelle)

 

“It was a fun experience and it was interesting to see the other schools act.” (Astrid)

 

“A great chance for young actors to showcase themselves and their work.” (Emily)

 

“From stage crew to lead this Festival pushed my boundaries in a good way.” (Navarre)

 

“Fun, fun, fun.” (Catherine)

 

“I would come back next year.” (Celine)

 

“It was a good experience to learn about Shakespeare.” (Taylor)
 

“It was fun and enjoyable.” (James)
 

“Very entertaining and surprisingly funny and awesome.” (Christian)
 

“Fun, so much fun!” (Lara)
 

“Three things that describe the Festival—creativeness,

pride and respectfulness.” (Kaller)
 

“Titillating to the senses, nerve-wracking, exciting.” (Oliver)
 

“The Festival was fun and taught me many new things about acting.” (Matthew)
 

“It was entertaining to learn about Shakespeare and his works.” (Joanna)
 

“I really enjoyed seeing everyone’s adaptations of different

Shakespeare plays and had a blast performing as Juliet!” (Alexa)