2011 Miracle Yearbook

SPRING PLAY Drama at Cedarville this year focused on the comedic fallout of mistaken identities. In April, much like the Fall performance ofThe Importance of Being Earnest, the Cedarville University Theatre Department presented another comedy of errors, See How They Run,the classic English farce by Phillip King. In this production, the sporadic comings and goings of an actor (Clive), actress (Penelope), cockney maid (Ida), four men in clergy suits (Lionel, Bishop, Reverend Humphrey,and The Intruder)and a church-going scold (Miss Skillon) who unknowingly gets into the cooking sherry, all contributed to a presentation of mistaken identities and constant laughter from the Cedarville student body, faculty, staff, and community. According to the Dramaturg, Katherine Nelson,"See How They Run honestly portrays the culture of life during World War II and did not remove audience members of the time from their struggles. Rather, the play showed them the potential for humor in the conflicts." Many ofthe cast members,including Dylan Cimo,who played the part of Clive, and Josiah Hutchings, who played the part of Lionel, have taken the stage in DeVries Theatre multiple times, but even first-timers Sara Daransky(Penelope) and Emily Dykeman (Ida) wowed the crowd with their performances. As always, those involved in making this play a reality did not disappoint the audience. Erin Schultz described the play as "by far the best [she] had ever seen before at Cedarville. It was entertaining and funny from beginning to end." "...the best part of the whole experience were the audiences. We received such a phenomenal response and it was pure joy as an actor hearing how much people loved it." (Sarah Daransky) Josiah Hutchins coerces Keely Heyl into a drink from the sherry bottle. Thefew sips the characters take set the events in action for the entire play. Emily Dykeman and Ben Lenox play the parts of Ida, a maid,and Sergeant Towers. Dylan Cimo leaps over Keely Heyl, who seems to be having a bit of trouble staying on her feet. 4 218