Robin Hood the Play is of an underdog story filled with comedy, adventure and romance. Robin Hood and his crew, the Merry Men, struggle to use their wits and challenge the corrupt government in order to stand up for the common folk and bring justice to their lands. He must escape the clutches of the Sheriff of Nottingham and steal money from the rich so that he can complete his task to restore righteousness.
Robin Hood is going to be a phenomenal play that will illustrate the legend of Robin Hood for friendly audiences. The cast will perform Dec 8-10 at 7 p.m. and Dec 10 at 2 p.m. Tickets will be five dollars, and the show will take place in the TCHS Fine Arts Center.
The general theme for Robin Hood is to not seek revenge and to speak up to what your heart says is wrong, even though the law doesn’t permit it. Here underlies that a hero is subjective and that a hero can be a woman like Maid Marian or any of the background characters in the play.
Stage manager Raegan White gives in detail on the purpose of the play.
“This is just a very fun version of the story of Robin Hood that I know the kids will love,” White said.
The theatre cast hopes to keep the show fun, energetic and easy to follow for an audience filled with kids. Robin Hood will have general public performances, but they will also perform for third graders at various locations.
Robin Hood the Legend has very iconic characters that represent different archetypes. However, in this TCHS play, some characters have their own twists to the original.
Rylie Jones differs her character Maid Marian, the love interest of Robin Hood, as not just a damsel of distress.
“She is kind of a bit more angstier, a bit more feistier, when it comes to standing up to the sheriff,” Jones said.
Maid Marian in this play does not instantly fall in love for the lionheart Robin Hood.
Aaron Frye, a supporting character in Robin Hood, explains his character Little John as ironic as his character is generally depicted as very large and strong.
“In legend, he is the only one who had ever bested Robin Hood in combat,” Frye said.
Little John takes a more prominent role in the play rather than being a sidekick for Robin Hood.
This play is mostly student oriented, meaning that the students are running the show in its entirety. Actors and crew are dedicated theater kids who are ready to make a show that is spectacular.
Amanda Brundrett, one of the TCHS theater directors, described the cast and crew as “talented, fun and ready to work.” The cast includes some of the actors and actresses from the previous musical “Grease” including Caleb Shaw and Caroline Norton who were the leads and now are Robin Hood and Anabelle in the play. The crew heads are also students themselves.
After the read through on Nov. 2, Jones refers to the cast to be very dynamic for it has a variety of seniors who have been in theatre for all four years mixed in with freshmen.
