Foreword from the Director
O for a muse of fire, that would ascend the brightest heaven of invention; a
forest 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 unworthy
scaffold to bring forth so great an object.
Think, when we talk of fairies and elves, that you see them small enough to fit
into an acorn cup - and invisible to the human eye; think, when we talk of
brakes and bushes, that you see a forest full of them; think, when we speak of
the 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
Musical Score
(In order of appearance)
A long time ago in Athens ...
Duke Theseus is about to marry
Hippolyta, 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 marry
Demetrius, but Hermia is in love with
Lysander, 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 ...
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)
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 and
Starveling, a tailor,
agree to meet in the woods to practise a play
in honour of Theseus and Hippolyta’s nuptials ...
Theme from Schindler’s List (J Williams)
Stephan Küsel (piano)
Norwegian Dance (E Grieg)
Stephan Küsel (piano)
In those same woods,
Oberon, the king of the fairies, is fighting with
Titania, 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 ...
Gavotte (The Gondoliers ! W S Gilbert & A Sullivan)
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)
Vocalize (S Rachmaninov)
Rhonda Christiansen (piano)
Enoch Mnikati (voice) & Clara Kohrs (piano)
Hunting Call (traditional)
Tobias von Seydlitz (trumpet)
Lydia Köhne (flute)
Wedding March (A Midsummer Night’s Dream ! F Mendelssohn)
Stephan Küsel (piano)
Fanfare (traditional)
Badinerie (Suite No 2 ! J S Bach)
Tobias von Seydlitz (trumpet)
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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