The Book of Will

	by Lauren Gunderson

Bishop Dunne Catholic School Drama Club

Starring

Amaris Espinoza Yasmine Hazelwood Ethan Levy	Guadalupe Espinoza Samantha Horner Mariah Moreno	Sarah Frazier Addison Kuykendall Anthony Voigt

Light Design Kendyl Page	Costume Design Mariah Moreno	Sound Design Anthony Voigt

Stage Manager: Tatum Seymore Stage Crew: Frederick Trimble, Elias Young

Technical Director: Robbie Voigt

Director: Heath Kuykendall

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"All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts."

-William Shakespeare
As You Like It

Good evening, and welcome to the Bishop Dunne Drama Program's 2023 Spring show, The Book of Will! We are so excited and blessed to have you all with us tonight.

We all know the name William Shakespeare. When we discuss literature's finest, his name is always at the top of the list. What you might not know is that we almost lost over half of the bard's plays. In Shakespeare's time, rights to a work went to the first person who published them, and many greedy publishers printed poorly transcribed versions of classics like Hamlet. Still other plays, like Antony and Cleopatra, As You Like It, and even Macbeth, remained totally unpublished and almost disappeared into the annals of history. But thanks to the dedicated work of two of Shakespeare's closest friends, John Heminges and Henry Condell, these masterpieces survived. Over the course of several years, these two men and their family and friends collected 36 of Shakespeare's plays into what we now know as the First Folio.

The show you are about to watch chronicles the storied production of that book: the tribulations, the successes, and everything in between. It is a story about sacrifice, dedication, and above all, a profound love for the art of drama. We hope you enjoy our production of The Book of Will!

Who's Who

Amaris Espinoza Henry Condell	Samantha Horner John Heminges	Addison "Archerr" Kuykendall Ben Johnson, Edward Derring, Barman 2
Guadalupe Espinoza Alice Heminges/ Susannah Shakespeare	Mariah Moreno Rebecca Heminges, Emilia, Anne Hathaway Shakespeare	Ethan "Elle" Levy Crowd, Ed Knight, Issac Jaggard
Anthony "Tony" Voigt Crane, Barman 1, Young Compositor, and Horatio	Sarah Frazier Marus/Boy Hamlet/Crier/Bernardo

Cast

Amaris Espinoza		Henry Condell
Samantha Horner		John Heminges
Addison "Archerr" Kuykendall		Ben Johnson, Edward Derring, Barman 2
Guadalupe Espinoza		Alice Heminges/ Susannah Shakespeare
Mariah Moreno		Rebecca Heminges, Emilia, Anne Hathaway Shakespeare
Ethan "Elle" Levy		Crowd, Ed Knight, Issac Jaggard
Anthony "Tony" Voigt		Crane, Barman 1, Young Compositor, and Horatio
Sarah Frazier		Marus/Boy Hamlet/Crier/Bernardo

Creative Team

Tatum Seymore		Stage Manager
Kendyl Page		Lighting Designer
Mariah Moreno		Costume & Prop Designer
Anthony Voigt		Sound Designer
Fredrick Trimble		Stage Crew
Elias Young		Stage Crew

Meet the Company

Amaris Espinoza (Henry Condell)
Amaris Espinoza is a Junior at Bishop Dunne and has been a part of the Drama program for 3 years. Past performances include The Internet is Distract-oh Look a Kitten and All in the Timing. Thank you to my friends and family! Castmates and to Mr. Kuykendall and Mr. Voigt.

Samantha Horner (John Heminges)
Samantha Horner "Sam" is an 11th grade student at Bishop Dunne and has been a part of the Drama program for 3 years and has played in shows such as The Internet is Distract - OH LOOK A KITTEN!: playing the roles of Rachel, Amazon Prime Video, E-Mail, along with All In the Timing: playing the role of Kafka. Special thank you to the directors, crew, and actors who made the whole production possible, and also to the patrons and supporters of the drama program.

Addison "Archerr" Kuykendall (Ben Johnson, Edward Derring, Barman 2)
Archerr is a 10th grader here at Bishop Dunne. Archerr has been in many drama productions, both with Dunne and in outside theater groups. Archerr's two favorite plays to act in were Into the Woods and Frakenstien- Monster. Archerr is a passionate performer who loves all the ins and outs of the theater community. Archerr is very excited to help bring to you The Book of Will!

Guadalupe Espinoza (Alice Heminges/ Susannah Shakespeare )
Guadalupe Espinoza who plays the role as Alice Heminges and Susannah Shakespeare is a 9th grader at Bishop Dunne and has been a part of the Drama Club only this year. Guadalupe is happy to have this opportunity to be an actress and show her growth throughout these pass months. She would also like to give a big thanks to her parents for letting her have this chance to show her skills and mostly their support.

Mariah Moreno (Rebecca Heminges, Emilia, Anne Hathaway Shakespeare)
Mariah Moreno is a sophomore at Bishop Dunne and has been a part of the Drama program for a year. She started acting around the sixth grade only for a year but has come back to act. She does costume work and makes props for the theater.

Ethan "Elle" Levy (Crowd, Ed Knight, Issac Jaggard)
Elle Levy is a 10th grader at Bishop Dunne and has been a part of the Drama Program for 1 year. I have no past experience with theatre besides this play. I want to thank my director Mr. K, and I want to thank Mr. and Ms. Voigt for the various help they have done for our cast. I want to thank the Tech Crew and again I want to thank Mr. K for auditioning me.

Anthony "Tony" Voigt (Crane, Barman 1, Young Compositor, and Horatio)
Tony is a 10th grader and has been a part of the Drama program for 5 years. In the past he has been Inspector Wright in The Murder Mystery at the Murder Mystery in 2019. In the drama performance of "2021 The Internet is Distract - OH LOOK A KITTEN!" as the dark web, Google, and the Kermit guy. I've also played a part in "2022 All In the Timing" as Ramón. He's previously been in the Improv team and various Bishop Dunne Revues. I'd like to thank my parents, brother, friends, and director for helping me inside and out the play.

Sarah Frazier (Marus/Boy Hamlet/Crier/Bernardo)
Sarah Frazier is a 9th grade student at Bishop Dunne. This is her first year in the Drama program. Sarah first acting experience was in Twelfth Night, as the character named Olivia. I would like to give special thanks to my family, drama teachers, and friends for an enjoyable time.

Kendyl Page (Lighting Designer)
My name is Kendyl Page. I am a 9th Grader at Bishop Dunne High School. This is my first year doing any type of theater work, but I'm excited to showcase all of the Bishop Dunne Drama Club's hard work. I hope you enjoy the show as much as we enjoyed making it.

Mariah Moreno (Costume & Prop Designer)
Mariah Moreno is a sophomore at Bishop Dunne and has been a part of the Drama program for a year. She started acting around the sixth grade only for a year but has come back to act. She does costume work and makes props for the theater.

Anthony Voigt (Sound Designer)
Tony is a 10th grader and has been a part of the Drama program for 5 years. In the past he has been Inspector Wright in The Murder Mystery at the Murder Mystery in 2019. In the drama performance of "2021 The Internet is Distract - OH LOOK A KITTEN!" as the dark web, Google, and the Kermit guy. I've also played a part in "2022 All In the Timing" as Ramón. He's previously been in the Improv team and various Bishop Dunne Revues. I'd like to thank my parents, brother, friends, and director for helping me inside and out the play.

Fredrick Trimble (Stage Crew)
be happy and if not so make it a good day.

Elias Young (Stage Crew)
Elias is in the 10th grade and has been in the Drama Club for 4 years. I've participated in the Bishop Dunne Revue, Snow Angel, and TAPPS One Act Fall 2021. As Mr. Kuykendall says "There are no small parts only small actors" which includes THE BACKSTAGE!

The Bishop Dunne Theater Department would like to give special thanks to the following individuals for their help:

Thank you to Ms. Mary Beth Marchiony for her commitment to our program, and her love of the arts here at Dunne.

Thank you to Ms. Christine Voigt for her unending patience and confidence in every student in our program.

Thank you to all our donors and supporters across the metroplex.

Thank you to Mr. Vladimir Sosa and his students for constructing the bar set piece.

Thank you to Mr. Brad Baker for printing Shakespeare's portrait.

Thank you to Mr. Clint Kuykendall for providing his wonderful collection of old books.

Thank you to all our parents for getting their students here for every late rehearsal. You are the biggest advocates for your children, and we would not be successful without your support.