Middle School students dazzle in "A Wrinkle in Time"

On Thursday, Feb. 27, the audience in Thayer Academy Middle School's Thompson Hall traveled across time and space as Middle School students performed "A Wrinkle in Time," under the guidance of Middle School Drama Faculty Sofia Lindgren Galloway. The 35-minute production is based on Morgan Gould's adaptation of the book by Madeleine L'Engle.

In the well-loved story, the hero of the play, Meg, is gifted her "faults", before learning that they are her greatest strengths. ⁠

"I hope that through this play, our Thayer community can also reflect on our own, sometimes misunderstood, gifts and how those can be the key to saving the universe," expressed Lindgren Galloway.

The Cast & Crew 

CAST

Meg Murry: Payton Bryson '30
Charles Wallace: Ethan Hunt '31
Calvin O'Keefe: Ekaksha Joga '31
Mrs. Whatsit: Maria Kuravskaya '31
Mrs. Who: Soumayä Fort '31
Mrs. Which: Genevieve Yarde '29
Mrs. Which's Echos + Ensemble: Lolo Bihldorff '31 and Gracie Kinder '32
Mother: Emmalene Velema '31
Father and Rehearsal Understudy Extraordinaire: Gus Archabal '32
Ensemble Leaders: Claire Dowden '30 and Elsa Hancock-Happ '30
Sandy + Ensemble: Sonya Susi '32
Dennys + Camazotz Little Boy + Ensemble: Ian Kahn '32
Teacher + Ensemble: Elsa Hancock-Happ '30
Postal Worker + Ensemble: Claire Dowden '30
Bully + Ensemble: Julia Currie '31
Camazotz Mother + Ensemble: Orla Mancuso '30
Additional Ensemble: Sylvia Stiegman '31
Red-Eyed Man: Caden McCarthy '31

CREW 

Directed by: Sofia Lindgren Galloway
Assistant Director and Stage Manager: Shannon Ryu
Assistant Director and Technical Director: John Crampton
Lighting Design: Kasey Sheehan
Sound Design: Emmett Knox '04 and Matthew McGuirl '30
Scenic Painting: Sofia Lindgren Galloway and John Crampton
Costume Design: John Crampton and the Student Tech and Design Team
Assistant Stage Manager and Props Master: Isaiah Kahn '30
Assistant Lighting Designer and Light Board Operator: Micah Wartman '30
Assistant Sound Designer and Sound Board Operator: Matthew McGuirl '30
Additional Sound Design: Ekaksha Joga '31
Additional Tech Support: Jane Wu '30
Community Engagement Team: Gus Archabal '32, Ian Kahn '32, Maria Kuravskaya '31, Julia Currie '31, Ekaksha Joga '31, Claire Dowden '30, and Elsa Hancock-Happ '30 (led by Shannon Ryu)
Props and Scenic Design: Sofia Lindgren Galloway, John Crampton, and the Student Tech and Design Team, with help from the following groups:

• Red Eye Man Mask Construction Support: Mila LoBue '32, Renee Monaghan '29, Lolo Bihldorff '31
• Scenic Construction Support: Thomas Cappelli and the Upper School Tech Theater Students
• Tech and Design Team: Payton Bryson '30, Soumayä Fort '31, Genevieve Yarde '29, Jane Wu '30 (led by John Crampton)