On Sunday, January 11, Middlesex students presented Snow White and the Seven Robbers to a delighted audience of local children. Directed by Hannah Platt ’15, the show is a twist on a classic fairy tale. The performance raised $1200 to support the Linawo Children’s Home, which cares for abandoned or neglected children in the Cape Town area of South Africa. It was started in 2002 by a woman who was asked to care for the child of a dying friend. Due to the high rate of HIV/AIDS and the continuing consequences of apartheid, there are many orphaned and neglected children in South Africa. Linawo Children’s Home now has fifteen children in its care. Over thirty Middlesex students have volunteered at the home between 2009 and 2014. While the caregivers at Linawo are very committed to bringing these children up in a loving and nurturing way, they have extremely limited resources. The funds raised from this play will go toward clothing, food, school supplies and other basic needs of the children.
See photos from the performance. Congratulations to the cast and crew!
Queen Dragomira: Zoe Kane ’18
Princess Snow White: Grace Crozier ’17
Prince Rupert: Chad Arle ’17
King Benedict: Alex Scott ’17
Karina, Snow White’s Lady-in-Waiting: Eliza Jevon ’17
Mailman: Jack Symonds ’17
The Mirror: Derek Marmolejos ’18
Klaus, Queen Dragomira’s bodyguard: Marcus Coward ’17
The Wise One: Devin Ablow ’16
Seven Robbers:
Nasty: Hadley Goodman ’17
Creepy: Jack Pelletier ’17
Snarly: Pennie Gould ’17
Sneaky: Lexi Khoury ’16
Meany: Brenna Chitkara ’17
Loathsome: Brad Winthrop ’15
Slightly Unpleasant: Mikaela Salvensen-Quinn ’15
Crew: Cally Queally ’16 (stage manager), Hannah Beerman ’16, Anna Pei ’16, Ted Pyne ’18, Harry Xue ’17, Hyun Choi ’17, Carol Almonte ’15, Lucy Reece ’17