McDaniel students assisted and performed in “Spoon River Anthology”

More than 25 McDaniel students were part of the “Spoon River Anthology” production at the college.

Performances were Friday, September 25 and Saturday, September 26. Due to COVID-19, the performances were held outdoors in the Carpe Diem Gazebo and were only open to McDaniel students, faculty and staff.   

Through poetic verses and musical interludes, the inhabitants of the fictitious town of Spoon River, Ill., share secrets that have gone with them to the grave. “Spoon River Anthology” is by Charles Aidman and conceived from Edgar Lee Masters’s “Spoon River Anthology.”   

“Spoon River Anthology” was directed by Julie Herber, who also served as choreographer, with the music directed by Alison E. Shafer. The show included Shana Joslyn as the scenic and light designer, Stephanie Hyder as the costume designer, Kyle Engler as the vocal coach, and Stephen Strosnider as the technical director. Theatre Arts  major Flannery Bendel-Simso of Westminster, Md., served as the stage manager.

Cast members included:             

• Vanessa Bliss, a Theatre Arts major from Reston, Va.,     
• Harrison Booth of Leola, Pa.,
• Timothy Clark of Collingswood, N.J.,       
• Nina Porter of Silver Spring, Md.,            
• Isabel Townsend of Olney, Md.,
• Todd Winkler of Middle River, Md.,
• Bryant Gutknecht of Manchester, Md.   

Personnel and crew members included:

• Gibson Cameron of Arlington, Va.,
• Heaven Clark, a Sociology major from Rochester , Minn.,
• Karly Congero, a Business Administration and Spanish double major from Lavallette, N.J.,
• Noelle De la Garrigue, an Art and French double major from Alexandria, Va.,
• Corey Foote of Baltimore,
• Ross Frieser, a Psychology major from Weston, Fla.,
• Alexandra Gramatges of Clarksburg, Md.,
• Bryant Gutknecht of Manchester, Md.,
• Emma Hughes, a Biomedical Science major from New Windsor, Md.,
• Carly Ludwig, an Elementary Education major from Ephrata, Pa.,
• Anna Odell, an English and Theatre Arts double major from Abingdon, Md.,
• Robert Omrod, a Psychology major from Wayne, Pa.,
• Amber Parker, a Criminal Justice major from Glen Burnie, Md.,
• Myika Pitts, a Theatre Arts major from Salisbury, Md.,
• Darrick Rowe, a Theatre Arts major from Parkville, Md.,
• Alexandra Scharnberger of Kensington, Md.,
• Noelle Skoda, a Theatre Arts major from Nottingham, Md.,         
• Max Sweeney of Salisbury, Md.,
• Matthew Zwick, a Theatre Arts major from Germantown, Md.