Trine Theatre announces cast for Robin Hood spoof

Trine University Theatre has announced the cast and crew for its upcoming production of “The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood,” a comedic take on the tale of Robin Hood and his merry men.

The play will be performed at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, April 3 and 4, and 2 p.m. Saturday, April 5, in the Ryan Concert Hall of the T. Furth Center for Performing Arts.

Tickets are on sale for $10 each for the general public, $5 for students ages 5-17 and non-Trine students, and free for Trine students and employees. They are available at trine.edu/furthtickets.

In “The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood,” the titular hero is reimagined as a swashbuckling, egocentric superhero. The legendary legend, in his never-ending quest to aid the needy, encounters a lovely damsel-in-distress (oddly obsessed with skin conditions); an ever-scheming sheriff who would rather bowl a strike than hit a bull's-eye; a gold-hoarding, bad-guy monarch wannabe; and a good-natured "Town's Gal" who manages to make her way into every scene, whether she belongs there or not.

Combine them with an expandable band of spoon-wielding Merry Men whose collective IQs equal six, and you've got an irreverent, Monty Python-esque jaunt through Sherwood Forest you won't soon forget!

Cast members are as follows:

• Muriel Mackie, a marketing major from Hillsdale, Michigan, as Robin Hood.
• Alyssa Martin, a social studies education major from Auburn, Indiana, as Lady Marian.
• Dominic Garner, an extended reality major from Garrett, Indiana, as Prince John and as the Rich Man.
• Judah Witmer, a psychology major from Angola, Indiana, as the Sheriff of Nottingham.
• Macy Bonifield, an elementary education/special education major from Warsaw, Indiana, as the Town's Gal.
• Olivia Geringer-Spagnola, an exercise science major from Beecher, Illinois, as the Lady in Waiting.
• Nathan Schmidt, a computer science and information technology major from West Chicago, Illinois, as Friar Tuck.
• Jonah Kyle, a computer science and information technology major from Valparaiso, Indiana, as Will Scarlet.
• Alex Fosnaugh, an English major from Huntertown, Indiana, as Little John.
• Kharma Gentner, a mathematics major from Bryan, Ohio, as Allan Adale.
• Adam Breen, a mechanical engineering major from Fremont, Indiana, as a guard and additional Merry Man.
• Evyenia Butterfield, a science education major from Valparaiso, Indiana, and Sarah Nieukirk, a mechanical engineering major from Milton, Indiana, as Fawning Ladies.
• Evyenia Butterfield as the Lady With a Baby.

Lou Ann Homan, Trine lecturer, is serving as director, with assistance from Lydia Roop, the university’s marketing and communication coordinator. Conner Upton, a software engineering major from Brownsburg, Indiana, is stage manager; Seth Pendergrass, Trine’s audio/visual director, is technical director; and Joanna Claudy, assistant professor in the Department of Humanities and Communication, is prop master.

Timothy Hopp, Ph.D., professor in Trine’s Department of Humanities and Communication, is producer for the play.

The Trine Theatre program is part of the university’s Department of Humanities and Communication.

Photo: The cast of Trine University Theatre's upcoming production of “The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood”: back, from left, Jonah Kyle, Adam Breen, Nathan Schmidt, Macy Bonifield, Judah Witmer, Dominic Garner; front, Alyssa Martin, Olivia Geringer-Spagnola, Kharma Gentner, Muriel Mackie, Sarah Nieukirk and Alex Fosnaugh. Not pictured: Evyenia Butterfield. (Photo by Shawn Julian)