Brother’s Grimm Fairy Tales Spectaculathon Cast Q&A’s – Fall Play 2020

Name: Gavin O'Meara Grade: 11 Role(s): Rapunzel's Dad (prince 1), Cinderella's Wicked stepmother 1.What are the advantages and disadvantages to having a smaller cast compared to other years? “The advantages of having a small cast include getting a bigger role because there aren't as many people, and it also helps the cast become more of a tight-knit group. The disadvantages are that ...

Name: Mason Yarnell Grade: 12 Roles: Dirt Merchant and Devil 2 1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a smaller cast compared to other years? "An advantage to having a smaller cast is [that] we're a lot closer than we were in past years. And since we see each other all the time, it's really good at bonding us. In past years, it's really been a lot of big casts, so there's ...

Name: Zach Guikema Grade: 11 Role(s): Narrator 1 1.What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a smaller cast compared to other years? "A big advantage is that you get to bond with the people and create that better bond with togetherness as a cast. Disadvantages may be that you don't get to meet as many new faces or see as many underclassmen coming in due to that smaller cast siz...

Name: Desiree Touhy Grade: 11 Roles: Snow White and Rapunzel 1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a smaller cast compared to other years? "Well some advantages, I’ll start off with, [include that] you can definitely bond with your cast more. It’s less cliquey because everyone can just associate with each other. But I do think a larger cast is good to get more peopl...

Name: Ben Lowen Grade: 12 Role(s): Snow White, Cinderella, Dwarf, Demon 1. What are the advantages and disadvantages to having a smaller cast compared to other years? "I think that having a smaller cast this year has really helped us to really make the show polished and really strong. And I think having a smaller cast has really helped us all come together, both onstage and offstage. ...

Name: Israell King Grade: 11 Role: Witch 2 and Girl 1. What are the advantages and disadvantages to having a smaller cast compared to other years? "We can get to know each other a lot better and we’re all a lot more active than we would be versus if it was a bigger cast, but it is also a little bit unfortunate because we have so much more to memorize and make sure we’re responsible...

Name: Linus Kaechele Grade: 12 Role(s): Rumpelstiltskin, Hansel, Dwarf 1, Wicked Stepsister 2, and the Birds 1. What are the advantages and disadvantages to having a smaller cast compared to other years? “Having a small cast has been nice because it has made me a lot closer to everyone, and also a smaller cast is much more COVID-19 friendly. For disadvantages, it's definitely much mor...

Name: Alex Putney Grade: Senior Role: Cinderella 1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a smaller cast compared to other years?  "We are all a lot closer than I feel we've been in past years; I feel like [I now get to] know the other cast members a lot better than I did for the musical last year. A disadvantage is that we are running all over the place for a lot of the show bec...

Name: Tara Brace Grade: 10 Roles: Gretel and Prince 2 1. What are the advantages and disadvantages to having a smaller cast compared to other years? "The advantages are getting to be closer with the cast, especially as an underclassman. Normally you don't get to be as close to the upperclassmen, but since there aren't a ton of us, I get to hang out with them more, so that's fun. There...

Name: Russell Baird Grade: 11 Roles: Narrator, Prince Charming 1. What are the advantages and disadvantages to having a smaller cast compared to other years? "It's kind of nice that it's only a one-act play, which is a lot [fewer] lines to memorize. Having a smaller cast is easier because it's easier to organize people, and it's easier to get everyone together and just have everyone kno...

Name: Lauren Brace Grade: 10 Roles: The Enchantress, Witch 1, and the Devil’s Grandmother 1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a smaller cast compared to other years? “The advantages are that we’re able to bond a lot quicker, and we’re just having a lot of fun together. The disadvantages are that [fewer] people have the opportunity to be in the play and just kind of jo...