DeKalb High School’s performances of ‘Shakespeare in Hollywood’ open Nov. 12

DeKalb High School is set to open its fall production, the comedy play “Shakespeare in Hollywood,” Nov. 12.The performances will be held at 7 p.m. Nov. 12 through Nov. 14 in the high school’s auditorium, 501 W. Dresser Road.“Shakespeare in Hollywood,” based on the 2003 play of the same name by Ken Ludwig, tells the story of Max Reinhardt, a 1930s Hollywood director filming a movie adaptation of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” characters Oberon and Puck are transported to the Warner Brothers studio lot and casted in the movie. The fast-paced realities of show business end up colliding with love triangles and fairies caused by magic flowers.The cast includes Cameron Moore as Jack Warner, Lila G’Fellers as Olivia Darnell, Ester Adamson as Lydia Lansing, Cassidy Gerkin as Louella Parsons, LJ Banda as Oberon, Lucas Deming as Max Reinhardt, Roberto Carrillo as Will Hays, Evan Wiles as Dick Powell, Jilma Montana as Puck and Ja Vess Bouchee-Lake is Jimmy Cagney.Tickets