University of Redlands
On Nov. 15, 2007, the world premiere of a new play by William Shakespeare, created by Steve Shade and a talented ensemble of 16 students, opened on the Glen Wallichs Stage.
Using Shakespeare's Sonnets -- some of the most vibrant and passionate poetry that the English language has ever known as a inspirational point of departure,"Muse of Fire," explored themes of love, lust, obsession, betrayal and mortality. The production fused Shakespeare's spoken text, contemporary music, song and movement into a new multimedia performance work in which many of Shakespeare's familiar characters --recast in a modern context -- intersect each other in surprising and provocative ways.
Collaborating with Director Steve Shade on the production were Marco Schindelmann from the School of Music as vocal director; Snezana Petrovic, set and multimedia designer; Deborah Bradford, costumer designer; and Kevin Palkki, lighting designer.
November 15 - 17, 2008
| Creator and Director | Steve Shade |
| Set and Multimedia Designer | Snezana Petrovich |
| Costume Designer | Deborah Bradford |
| Lighting Designer | Kevin Palkki |
| Vocal Director | Marco Schindlemann |
| Stage Manager | Bernadette Siscon |
| Assistant Director | Michael Trobisch |
| Technical Director | Dan Cork |
| Song Arranger | Michael-Raco Rands |
Cast:
| Young Man | Sean Cork |
| Orlando | Derek Delmar |
| Rosalind | Lara Fernando |
| Lucy | Haley Keim |
| Proteus | Dustin Lovell |
| The Dark Lady; Celia | Devan Liljedahl |
| Another Romeo; The Queen | Chris Reed |
| Sylvia | Lindsay Nielsen |
| Juliet | Sunday Mancini |
| Kate | Emily McGowan |
| Helen | Robyn Odell |
| Demetrius | Bryan Plummer |
| Romeo | Brett Serrell |
| Adriana | Jesse Teplow |
| Poet | Keith Wolgemuth |
| Benvolio | Nick Zaharopoulos |
