Cierra Cellerari of Jenkins Township, Pa., Featured in Wilkes University Theatre Production

2011 Apr 6

Cierra Cellerari, a resident of Jenkins Township, Pa., is featured in Wilkes University's spring theatre production, A Midsummer Night's Dream, April 7-10.

The soon-to-be-wed Theseus, Duke of Athens, gives Hermia four days to decide between marrying Demetrius, going to a nunnery, or going to her death. It is then up to Hermia's true love, Lysander, to concoct a plan of escape. When the lovers are unwittingly followed by Demetrius, who is in turn followed by his spurned lover Helena, the four quickly become pieces in a hilarious and confusing love game orchestrated by Oberon, King of the Fairies, and his sidekick, Puck. Then a troupe of would-be thespians stumble their way into the mix and Oberon seizes the opportunity to teach his Fairy Queen, Titania, a lesson in love too.

Set in India in 1923, Wilkes University's production of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is an exotic and whimsical tale of lovers, fairies, and dreamers, and the magical night on which they all collide.

Cellerari plays Hippolyta and Titania in this production. She is a sophomore studying musical theatre at Wilkes. Cellerari appeared previously in the Wilkes productions of Brenda Bly: Teen Detective, Dracula, and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. She is the daughter of Jack and Noreen Cellerari.

Performances are at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, April 7, 8, and 9, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, April 10, at 2 p.m. Ticket prices are $15 general admission, $10 for Wilkes alumni listed in the alumni directory and $5 for non-Wilkes students and senior citizens. Wilkes students, faculty, and staff receive free admission with a valid Wilkes ID.

For more information about the 2010-2011 theatre season at Wilkes University, please call Joseph C. Dawson at 1-800-WILKESU, ext. 4420.