On December 15th, after hours, days, weeks, months of rehearsal and a complete transformation of the cafe into a Black Box theatre, parents, students, staff, and other community members of GWCS took their seats as the lights went up on opening night of I Hate Shakespeare.

Sitting as inconspicuous as possible, in a seat he had specifically chosen for being in the last row, Dean of Students Mr. Mallonee watched eagerly. Next to him sat Jay, a junior at GWCS. He heard Jay boo.

Hush! He turned and scolded Jay. Jay booed again.

Little did Mr. Mallonee know, Jay was playing the role of "Unhappy Person In Audience", a plant and a setup to the beginning of the play, setting its farcical tone of sketch comedy intermingled with actual Shakespearean material. A cow, pies in faces, Macbeth (ouch!), everyone dying in Hamlet - what isn't to love? See some of the highlights from the show below!

I Hate Shakespeare Dress Rehearsal Photos ~12.13.2021

GW Community School
No Booing Shakespeare
Maria Nunez-Oliver
1.13.2022