Into the Woods, a mystical -yet humorous- play, intertwines several fairy tale stories into one, but with a twist. Cinderella, Jack, the Baker and his wife, Little Red Riding Hood, the witch, and Rapunzel all coexist in this dark retelling of classic fairy tale stories. “It’s a found object show, which means all the props and set pieces that we use aren’t typically used for those things,” said Kiera Dillon, who plays Cinderella. The props and the set are used in this production are recycled items. SDS sent out an email to the alumni of the organization and asked for old furniture to be donated and results were evident. Emily Tyler, who plays Jack’s mother in the production said, “…it’s honestly really magical…the whole set is just amazing. It kind of has this storybook, steampunk kind of theme to it. The stage crew put a lot of effort into the set.”
Both the president of the SDS, Josh Phillips, and the director, Mark Cirnigliaro, agree that this one of the most ambitious productions SDS has put on so far. Cirnigliaro, who directed Guys and Dolls for SDS two years ago and is the Associate Artistic Director of the Miles Square Theater in Hoboken, is excited to be working with them again in this production of Into the Woods. “SDS’s talent is off the charts… their commitment to putting on amazing work is second to none. I love working with them. This is my second time and I love it. I would work with them every semester… I love the students, I love the organization, I love the school, I’m just so happy here. And this is a testament to what they can do given the opportunity. SDS has taken a very difficult show…and owned it and made it amazing.”
In whole, a lot of effort was put into the production. “It took a lot of people to make this production happen. Not just the actors, but the designers… from lighting to set construction and without the help of probably 25 production board members, and another probably 20 cast members, what you see would not happen right now. And as a professional artist, this is maybe the most exciting show I’ve been a part of in years,” said Cirnigliaro.
“We really enjoyed going through all these months of rehearsing it, I hope [the audience] does too,” said Tyler.
Into the Woods can be seen on Thursday: April 6th a9 p.m., Friday: April 7th at 8 p.m., and Saturday: April 8th at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
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