Drama students go Into the Woods for an entertaining musical adventure

Spurred into action to escape a curse from witch Morgan Williams '26, the baker Gustavo Do Valle '26 and his wife Julia Jacir '27 pursued fairytale characters Isabella Sayfie Ranawat '26 (Cinderella), Lucas Sanchez '27 (Jack of the beanstock fame), Lilah Murphy '27 (Little Red Riding Hood) and Blythe Sylvetz '27 (Rapunzel) to a happy ending that unleashed an unexpected second act. 

The talented 26-member cast benefited from the excellence of the live orchestra under the direction of Arn Xu. Performing Arts Department Chair Cecilia Gonzalez directed the drama students and Administrative Arts Department Chair Quincy Knowles oversaw the technical aspects and set. 

See a list of the entire cast, crew, orchestra and contributors below.

Cast
Roles
Narrator, Charlie Derick ’26
Cinderella, Isabella Sayfie Ranawat ’26
Jack, Lucas Sanchez ’27
Jack’s Mother, Miranda Silva ’26
Milky White, Vivi Pasos ’28
Baker, Gustavo Do Valle ’26
Baker’s Wife, Julia Jacir ’27
Witch, Morgan Williams ’26
Little Red Ridinghood, Lilah Murphy ’27
Wolf/Cinderella’s Prince, Austin Sayfie Aagaard ’26
Rapunzel’s Prince, Stefano Kruger ’28
Cinderella’s Mother, Elena Castrillon ’26
Mysterious Man, Daniel Fernandez ’27
Rapunzel, Blythe Silvetz ’27
Cinderella’s Stepmother, Addie Rothfield ’27
Florinda, Katy Elgarresta ’27
Lucinda, Sofie Delic ’28

Narrators
Cinderella’s Father, Benjamin Brandrick-Morris ’29
Granny, Chloe Steinberg ’27
Steward, Lucas Stone Perez ’28
Sleeping Beauty, Cecile Etzbach ’29*
Snow White, Flavia Contreras ’28
Powder cow/birds, Elizabeth Harper ’28
Giant, Dylan Turkel ’27
Giant, Stella Armstrong ’27
Giant, Bella Mustad ’29

Crew
Stage Manager, Lina Febres ’26
Assistant Stage Manager, Olivia Augustin ’26
ASM in training, Selin Kaleli ’28
Deck Captain, Connor Alfonso ’26
Deck Captain, Selin Kaleli ’28
Stage Crew, Joaquim Horvilleur ’28
Stage Crew, Tess Pearson ’27
Stage Crew, Sophia Carey ’27
Stage Crew, Sukhari Afflick ’27
Fly Captain, Aaliyah Asghar ’26
Fly Op (Catwalk Vine), Ginger Seabrook ’26
Fly Op (Catwalk Vine), Dexter Falk ’28
Lighting Designer, Garoe del Coso Peña ’27
Light Op, Ellie Feldman ’27
A1, Lucas Noblet ’28
A2, Olivia Noblet ’26
Qlab Playback Operator, Isaac Zide ’28
Sound Designer, Lucas Noblet ’28
Sound Designer, Isaac Zide ’28
Prop Supervisor, Beatrice Hernandez ’26
Prop Artisan, Lael Sanders ’26
Prop Artisan, Chloe Dubose ’26
Prop Artisan, Ginger Seabrook ’26
Prop Artisan, Olivia Noblet ’26
Costume Assistant, Lael Sanders ’26
Costume Assistant, Chloe Dubose ’26
Costume Assistant, Olivia Noblet ’26

Set Build Crew