Times & Dates
August 2, 3 & 4 (Thursday-Saturday) @ 8:30 PM
Play runs approximately 75 minutes
Finley Elementary School Auditorium
627 E Sixth Street, Holtville, CA 92250
Synopsis
Come take a magical, Shakespearean romp through Holtville! Love gets confused, mirages make mischief and bickering vegetables rehearse a play. Can everything possibly get sorted out in time for the Carrot Festival?
Production Team
Adapted by ALISON CAREY and people of Holtville, California
From William Shakespeare
Directed by Laurie Woolery
Scenic Designer - Sara Ryung Clement
Costume Designer - Elizabeth A. Cox
Lighting Designer - Lonnie Rafael Alcaraz
Sound Designer - Paul James Prendergast
Shadow Puppet Designer - Lynn Jeffries
Stage Manager - Alejandra Navarreo
Cast
Andi Allen
Perri Allen
Elvira Alvarado
Samantha Alvarado
Johnny Barajas
Adriana Burns
Ashlin Burns
David Burns
Cheyenne Star Castillo
Cynthia Marie Castillo
Clasrissa Castro
Brandon Cutts
Julian Daniel
Yesenia De La Torre
Kate Duffly
Devaney Flores
Vanessa Fregoso
Trudy Gaddis
Daniel Gaona
Esteban Gaona
Rebecca Gaona
Francisco Garcia
Irma Garcia
Kayla Garcia
Brianna Gonzalez
Emma Gonzalez
Gausto Grijalva
Lorena Grijalva
Taiza Grijalva
Emily Hansen
Larissa Hansen
Angela James
Victor Jara
Lynn Jeffries
Autumn Knight
Carlos Madrigal
Maria Madrigal
Kristin Marlow
Megan Marlow
Rosario Martinez
Martha Medina
Yadira Medina
Iris Muniz
Alexis Pacheco
Alejandra Peralta
Angela Peralta
Anna Victoria Perez
Mariely Corona Perez
Sylvia Pineda
Kari Pope
Yessica Puentes
Elise Puyot
Sal Ruiz
Edward Schwer
JD Schwer
Jenny Schwer
Erica Thornburg
Asia Torres
Victor Trevino
Mariah Tumbaga
Elizabeth Vasquez
Rocio Villegas
Christopher WOlfe
Articles & Press
Radio Article on Holtville Night's Dream on THE WORLD
Imperial Valley Press
From the Sunday, August 5, 2007 edition
Tales, Holtville Lore brought to life on stage
By BRIANNA LUSK, Staff Writer
HOLTVILLE - It's the town Jessi Preciado grew up in and the place she has chosen to raise her children.
But it's never quite the center of the spotlight, usually considered the 'boonies' compared to larger neighboring cities.
So when Preciado walked into the Finley Elementary School auditorium, she had no idea bits of history and stories revealed in Cornerstone Theater Company's 'A Holtville Night?s Dream' would bring tears to her eyes.
"The little blurbs about Holtville ? I even cried. It was awesome," Preciado said.
The Los Angeles-based professional theater company set up its summer residency in Holtville after more than a year of researching the city and its unique folklore.
From the cemetery on the outskirts of town that serves as a burial ground for illegal immigrants who lost their lives in the desert to a legendary Viking ghost ship, it all was played out on stage this weekend.
With a mix of professional actors and local thespians playing key roles, "A Holtville Night?s Dream" is William Shakespeare's classic "A Midsummer Night?s Dream" with an Imperial Valley twist.
Vegetables try desperately to put on a play about ?The Winning of Barbara Worth? while teenagers find themselves tangled in a web of love complicated by football rivalries.
Preciado said as a parent, the play resurrected and taught her a few things about local lore.
"As parents sometimes we forget to pass along stories to our children," Preciado said. "I'm glad they picked us."
For newer residents like Cindy Pacheco, who has lived in the city for 11 years, the play opened her eyes to her husband's hometown.
"My husband grew up here. Listening to the stories, it was just great," Pacheco said.
And watching her 11-year-old daughter Alexis on stage was the highlight.
"Theater is so much fun," Alexis, who plays an onion and narrator, said. "I nailed it."
The family postponed its summer vacation so Alexis could take part in the production.
"She loved it. It was well worth the experience she got," Pacheco said.
Thirteen-year-old Asia Torres, who played the role of a cotton plant named Snug, considers children her age to be the future and preservers of their small town life.
"It's really true Holtville has done a lot of things," Asia, who shared the stage with her grandmother, said. "It's like my grandmother said in the play, it was a dream of many."
The sense of pride she has for her town grew, Asia said, and the play captured the true spirit of Holtville.
"We're a small town with a big heart," Asia said.
>> Staff Writer Brianna Lusk can be reached at n // -->blusk@ivpressonline.com This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or 337-3439.
Copyright 2007 Imperial Valley Press
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