Foreword from the Director

O for a muse of fire, that would ascend the brightest heaven of invention; aforest for a stage, princes to act and monarchs to behold the swelling scene.But pardon, gentles all, the humble spirits that have dared on this unworthyscaffold to bring forth so great an object.

Think, when we talk of fairies and elves, that you see them small enough to fitinto an acorn cup - and invisible to the human eye; think, when we talk ofbrakes and bushes, that you see a forest full of them; think, when we speak ofthe silvery moon, that you see it shining brightly in the night sky; and think,when we speak of Athens, that you see it grandly and majestically before you. For ‘tis your imagination that now must do what we cannot.

Turning the accomplishments of many years into an hour-glass: we, prologue-like, your humble patience pray, gently to hear, kindly to judge our play.

Sincerely

Brigitte du Preez ADAPTED FROM WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S KING HENRY V

Message from the Principal

They came from afar, over misty hills and vales.Across maize fields and from betwixt high plantations.Luckily not in ox wagons or on horseback, but in modern chariots,all to witness that which had been foretold:Not quite Midsummer, but a Dream nonetheless…by Mrs du Preez and her protégées.Make yourselves comfortable and enjoy the multitude of talents on show by our scholars.

Martin Marx

The Story in Short

A long time ago in Athens ...Duke Theseus is about to marryHippolyta, the queen of the Amazons.Philostrate’s job is to organise the entertainment for the wedding.A courtier, Egeus, brings his daughter,Hermia, to Theseus. Egeus wants her to marryDemetrius, but Hermia is in love withLysander, who loves her back.Meanwhile, Hermia’s best childhood friend,Helena, is miserable that Demetrius left her to woo Hermia.Lysander and Hermia meet in the woods to run away,followed by Demetrius, followed by Helena ...

In the poorer part of Athens, a group of mechanicals (workers):Nick Bottom, a weaver,Peter Quince, a carpenter,Flute, a bellows-mender,Snug, a joiner,Snout, a tinker andStarveling, a tailor,agree to meet in the woods to practise a playin honour of Theseus and Hippolyta’s nuptials ...

In those same woods,Oberon, the king of the fairies, is fighting withTitania, his queen, over a little changeling boy,assisted by his mischievous jester, Puck (aka Robin Goodfellow)while Titania is attended by her fairies,Peaseblossom Cobweb Moth Mustardseed and many, many more ...

Musical Score(In order of appearance)

Triumphal March (Aida ! G Verdi)

Stephan Küsel (piano) & Tobias von Seydlitz (trumpet)

Twinkle Twinkle (traditional) Lydia Köhne (flute)

Trumpet Tune (J Clarke) Anna Kremnitzer (trumpet)

Venus’ Song (H Purcell) Angelika Meyer (voice) & Clara Kohrs (piano)

Dance Tune (traditional)

Stephanie Meyer, Henriette Jansen van Vuuren, Carolina Hoffmann (recorder)

A Time for Us (love theme from Romeo & Juliet ! N Rota) Stephan Küsel (piano)

Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen (Die Zauberflöte ! W A Mozart)

Christél Brooks (Glockenspiel)

Theme from Schindler’s List (J Williams) Stephan Küsel (piano)

Norwegian Dance (E Grieg) Stephan Küsel (piano)

The Bird’s Philosophy (A Murray & C G Mortimer)

Enoch Mnikati (voice) & Clara Kohrs (piano)

Madrigal (Phillipe Gaubert) Laura Zick (flute)

Raindrop Prelude (F Chopin) Rhonda Christiansen (piano)

Vocalize (S Rachmaninov) Enoch Mnikati (voice) & Clara Kohrs (piano)

Hunting Call (traditional) Tobias von Seydlitz (trumpet)

Gavotte (The Gondoliers ! W S Gilbert & A Sullivan) Lydia Köhne (flute)

Wedding March (A Midsummer Night’s Dream ! F Mendelssohn)

Stephan Küsel (piano)

Fanfare (traditional) Tobias von Seydlitz (trumpet)

Badinerie (Suite No 2 ! J S Bach) Laura Zick (flute)

Acknowledgements

Deutsche Schule Hermannsburg and the director, Brigitte du Preez, express their sincere appreciation to

everyone who contributed towards the success of our school play.

The Principal, Mr Martin Marx, for his support and for his assistance with arranging practice sessions,

especially during sport times

The Peter Paul Gemeinde (Hermannsburg) for the use of the hall and the very generous purchase

of new lighting equipment

Mr Ewald Köhne for the stage extensions and renovations

Messrs ‘Badger’ Aherin, Faan Visser & Andrew Nieuwoudt and their assistants for wiring the lights

Mr Lothar Witthöft for poster & programme design and lighting & sound management

Simon Hoffmann & Michael Zunckel for lighting and sound control

Mesdames Olive Surendorff & Uta Malzahn for arranging the costumes

Mesdames Sonia dos Santos, Ronelle van Dyk, Katja Hoffmann, Birgit Eggers & Kirsty Pope and their

assistants, Ashleigh & Alyssa Landman, Kerstin Mahnecke and others for hair & make-up

Mesdames Quante Bestall, Liza Kimble, Petra Reibeling & Marianne Kassier for the generous loan of

precious wedding dresses & other costumes

Mr Wolfgang Kassier & Mrs Ulrike Kassier for the loan of bridesmaids’ dresses & actors’ shirts

Mrs Ingrid Bunge for the bridal bouquets

Mrs Renate Haase for the donkey & lion costumes

The many parents and Old Scholars who made, donated and/or loaned costumes

Mr Andrew Bam for the loan of a smoke machine

Mr Ruben Surendorff for assistance with props

Mesdames Tania Els & Mel Klingenberg and their helpers for backdrops, beading and scenery

Stage hands Jessica Shearing, Thuraiyah Yussouff, Philile Zuma & Anelisiwe Kheswa

Messrs Sigi von Seydlitz & Mike Terry for putting up the high stage curtains and setting up the chairs

Mesdames Koekoe Olivier & Debbie Walton and the Grade 9 parents & scholars for providing supper

Mrs Yvonne Klingenberg for organising the tuck shop

Mesdames Carola Redinger & Stella Klingenberg for ticket sales and bookings

Mrs Annette Williams for the financial administration

Mrs Sabine von Seydlitz for the German narrators’ translations

The Zulu girls in Grade 11 for helping script the ‘Zunglish’ sections

Mrs Pam Royden-Turner and the Primary School teachers for directing the Primary School scenes

Mrs Uta Malzahn for directing the Kindergarten scenes

Mr Justin de Vries & Mesdames Annette Bouwer, Connie Ortmann & Elisabeth Wortmann for the music

Mesdames Sonia dos Santos & Stella Klingenberg for prompting

Mesdames Penny Waller & Ronelle van Dyk and Pastor René Risch for backstage management

Management & staff of Deutsche Schule Hermannsburg for all their support and assistance

All the scholars of Deutsche Schule Hermannsburg, especially those in lead roles, for their hard work

and countless hours of learning lines and attending practices

Our heavenly Father for the many talents with which He has blessed us

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