Come out to support talented Ridgefield actors and actresses in the Wiremill production of Into the Woods.
Into the Woods, a musical written by Steven Sondheim, tells the story of all Grimm storybook characters coming together in one production to achieve their own wishes. The baker and his wife go into the woods to lift a witch’s curse; The prince goes into the woods to find his love; Little Red Riding Hood goes through the woods to visit her grandmother. Other characters have different reasons for going into the woods, and that is where their stories collide.
The Spring production, directed by Beverly and Kirby Ward, features several of Ridgefield’s own. Some Ridgefield actors and actresses include Michael Shofi (Class of 2016) as the Baker; Olivia Basile (2016) as the Baker's Wife; Tyler Carey (2017) as Jack; Sarah Ford (2017) as the Witch; Rosie Staudt (2017) as Cinderella; Aidan Meachem (2017) as the Wolf; Amy Stoogenke (2017) as Granny; Rico Froehlich (2017) as the Mysterious Man.
Ridgefield seniors Elizabeth D’Aiuto, Pippa Walton, and Caitriona Collins are doing their RHS senior internship at Wiremill Academy, and helping with the production of Into the Woods.
Elizabeth, known for her performances in RHS productions of Meet Me in St. Louis and Sweeney Todd, is working as the stage manager for this production. Pippa Walton, who frequently understudied in the RHS plays, is working as the assistant stage manager and also as the props manager for the production. Caitriona, who works as stage crew in the Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra, is working as the artistic director.
Ridgefielder Elizabeth D’Aiuto (2015) is doing her RHS senior internship at Wiremill Academy as the stage manager for this production. She is known especially for her performance as the Maid in Meet Me in St. Louis and as Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd.
Tickets are $15 and can be purchased in advance by emailing intothewoods@wiremillacademy.com. Tickets for the 12pm show may also be purchased at the door.