Impressive Student Performances in Summer Brave

On March 23 and 24, the SHS Drama Club blew away their audience with “Summer Brave”, a humorous tragedy written by Pulitzer Prize winner William Inge. Directed by Adrienne Meyer, the highly talented cast took viewers to a small town in Kansas to witness the innocence and impetuosity of youth.

“This character has been the most challenging I’ve ever had to take on,” remarked senior Will Segal. Segal explains, “My character, Hal, is quite complicated. My character is an actor, as he plays the strong and friendly leading man to hide his true, sad, lonely self”.

Only his college friend, Allen, knows Hal for who he truly is. Senior Alex Altieri, a newcomer to the club, artfully played this role, and found the whole experience rewarding. This is only Altieri’s second show with the SHS Drama Club. Although he has always been interested in drama, the senior never had the chance to act at SHS as his other obligations prevented him from doing so. This year, he was finally able to find some free time which he could devote to acting. Altieri says that he especially enjoyed the play’s “realism and dynamic characters” and that the play gave the actors the opportunity to “explore a different persona”.

Bianca Rogoff, a sophomore, had her first leading role as Madge. She recently joined the club and with each role has

Michelle Ostroff, Lorna Begg, Sophie Nobler, Will Segal, Alex Altieri, Justine Gelfman, and Clint Frehill

Also involved with the show were Seniors Clint Frehill and Justine Gelfman. Clint Frehill played Howard Bevins, a middle-aged ladies man who realizes that he needs to change and settle down. Gelfman plays Rosemary Sydney who ends up marrying Bevins in the play. The graduating seniors put on believable southern accents and ended their Drama Club adventures on a great note. Both DC veterans, Frehill and Gelfman are interested in pursuing theater in college. They found their last show to be a bittersweet experience. What’s next for the duo? They will be directing the Senior Class play, “High School Musical” which will be presented on May 18 and 19 at 7:30pm and May 20 at 2pm at the SHS auditorium. More than 80 seniors auditioned for the play which promises to be an entertaining event!

(Pictured at top: Bianca Rogoff and Sophie Nobler)
Photo credit: Marnie Gelfman

Contributor Will Heffner is a senior at Scarsdale High School and has been a lifelong resident of Scarsdale. In his free time, he enjoys acting, and playing music. If you would like to contact Will for any questions or comments, he can be reached at willheffner@gmail.com.