I am Addison Drumm, and I am a junior. I love taking pictures, acting, and hanging out with all of my favorite people.
Why did you want to be involved in A Midsummer Night’s Dream? Is it what you thought it would be?
I was so excited to have a chance to participate in a show with aerial silks again. The last show that had aerial silks was my first show, Alice in Wonderland. I was not able to act on the silks in the actual show, although I worked on the silks every day during lunch. I was so excited to hear that the silks were returning for this show!
What do you do for the play?
I play Titania and Hippolyta.
What is the play about? How have you helped create it?
The play is about a bunch of mischief and confusion happening to all sorts of different people. Fairy worlds meet with the mortal world, and the parallels between both all carry forward into messages about love and the unpredictability of life.
Do you have any stories from rehearsal/crew sessions that you wish to share?
One rehearsal, Erich (who plays Oberon) was on silk rest because his hand hurt, so he was not partaking in silk activities. I was still practicing my aerial blocking, though. We were doing our final scene together, where we had to circle each other on silks. Since Erich was not fully holding himself up and just walking in a circle, I flew really fast, chasing him in the circle. As soon as he saw how close I was to hitting him, he screamed and started running in the circle, trying to not get run over by me.
So… aerial dance? Do you get to use the silks/lyra? What’s it like? How did you learn?
Yes! I get to use the silks a lot. It is quite a lot of work, and the things I do that Figg and Andrea say look cool, I always doubt because of how difficult or awkward it feels. I learned by going to lots of aerial workshops before this show and recalling some of the skills I worked on during my freshman year.
Without giving anything away, what’s your favorite line of dialogue?
Every time Nadia (Hermia) gets called short.
Anything else you want to tell us?
Come see A Midsummer Night’s Dream!!!
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