Times & Dates

August 2, 3 & 4 (Thursday-Saturday) @ 8:30 PM

Play runs approximately 75 minutes

Finley Elementary School Auditorium

627 E Sixth Street, Holtville, CA 92250

 

Synopsis

Come take a magical, Shakespearean romp through Holtville! Love gets confused, mirages make mischief and bickering vegetables rehearse a play. Can everything possibly get sorted out in time for the Carrot Festival?

 

Production Team 

Adapted by ALISON CAREY and people of Holtville, California

From William Shakespeare

Directed by Laurie Woolery

Scenic Designer - Sara Ryung Clement 

Costume Designer - Elizabeth A. Cox

Lighting Designer - Lonnie Rafael Alcaraz

Sound Designer - Paul James Prendergast

Shadow Puppet Designer - Lynn Jeffries

Stage Manager - Alejandra Navarreo 

 

Cast

Andi Allen

Perri Allen

Elvira Alvarado 

Samantha Alvarado 

Johnny Barajas

Adriana Burns

Ashlin Burns

David Burns

Cheyenne Star Castillo

Cynthia Marie Castillo 

Clasrissa Castro

Brandon Cutts

Julian Daniel 

Yesenia De La Torre

Kate Duffly 

Devaney Flores

Vanessa Fregoso 

Trudy Gaddis

Daniel Gaona

Esteban Gaona

Rebecca Gaona

Francisco Garcia

Irma Garcia

Kayla Garcia

Brianna Gonzalez

Emma Gonzalez

Gausto Grijalva

Lorena Grijalva

Taiza Grijalva

Emily Hansen 

Larissa Hansen

Angela James

Victor Jara

Lynn Jeffries 

Autumn Knight

Carlos Madrigal 

Maria Madrigal 

Kristin Marlow

Megan Marlow 

Rosario Martinez

Martha Medina

Yadira Medina

Iris Muniz

Alexis Pacheco 

Alejandra Peralta

Angela Peralta

Anna Victoria Perez

Mariely Corona Perez 

Sylvia Pineda

Kari Pope

Yessica Puentes

Elise Puyot

Sal Ruiz

Edward Schwer

JD Schwer

Jenny Schwer

Erica Thornburg

Asia Torres

Victor Trevino 

Mariah Tumbaga

Elizabeth Vasquez

Rocio Villegas

Christopher WOlfe 

 

Articles & Press

Radio Article on Holtville Night's Dream on THE WORLD

 

 

Imperial Valley Press

From the Sunday, August 5, 2007 edition

 

Tales, Holtville Lore brought to life on stage

 

By BRIANNA LUSK, Staff Writer

 

 

HOLTVILLE - It's the town Jessi Preciado grew up in and the place she has chosen to raise her children.

But it's never quite the center of the spotlight, usually considered the 'boonies' compared to larger neighboring cities.

 

So when Preciado walked into the Finley Elementary School auditorium, she had no idea bits of history and stories revealed in Cornerstone Theater Company's 'A Holtville Night?s Dream' would bring tears to her eyes.

 

"The little blurbs about Holtville ? I even cried. It was awesome," Preciado said.

 

The Los Angeles-based professional theater company set up its summer residency in Holtville after more than a year of researching the city and its unique folklore.

 

From the cemetery on the outskirts of town that serves as a burial ground for illegal immigrants who lost their lives in the desert to a legendary Viking ghost ship, it all was played out on stage this weekend.

 

With a mix of professional actors and local thespians playing key roles, "A Holtville Night?s Dream" is William Shakespeare's classic "A Midsummer Night?s Dream" with an Imperial Valley twist.

 

Vegetables try desperately to put on a play about ?The Winning of Barbara Worth? while teenagers find themselves tangled in a web of love complicated by football rivalries.

Preciado said as a parent, the play resurrected and taught her a few things about local lore.

 

"As parents sometimes we forget to pass along stories to our children," Preciado said. "I'm glad they picked us."

 

For newer residents like Cindy Pacheco, who has lived in the city for 11 years, the play opened her eyes to her husband's hometown.

 

"My husband grew up here. Listening to the stories, it was just great," Pacheco said.

 

 

And watching her 11-year-old daughter Alexis on stage was the highlight.

"Theater is so much fun," Alexis, who plays an onion and narrator, said. "I nailed it."

 

 

The family postponed its summer vacation so Alexis could take part in the production.

 

"She loved it. It was well worth the experience she got," Pacheco said.

 

Thirteen-year-old Asia Torres, who played the role of a cotton plant named Snug, considers children her age to be the future and preservers of their small town life.

 

"It's really true Holtville has done a lot of things," Asia, who shared the stage with her grandmother, said. "It's like my grandmother said in the play, it was a dream of many."

 

The sense of pride she has for her town grew, Asia said, and the play captured the true spirit of Holtville.

 

"We're a small town with a big heart," Asia said.

 

>> Staff Writer Brianna Lusk can be reached at n // -->blusk@ivpressonline.com This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or 337-3439.

 

 

 

Copyright 2007 Imperial Valley Press