Now in its fourteenth year, Dexter Drama Directing Series’ (affectionately referred to as “3D”) purpose is to showcase the power of student-driven work. All of the one-acts within this series are student-directed by upperclassmen and, as always for Dexter Drama, the productions are student-acted and student-crewed. We are very proud of this unique production that celebrates both student leadership and student writing; since its debut twelve years ago, the "3D" Series has always had at least one student playwright. We feel lucky to have students within Dexter who have the talent, drive, and ambition to meet this challenge and affirm the DDC's mission to encourage students to explore & experience all areas of theatre.

Show Dates

March 10th, 11th, &  12th @ 7 pm 
March 13 @ 2 pm 

Ticket Information

​$15 General Admission
​$10 Students and Seniors

We are happy to accept cash or checks at the door. You can pre-purchase tickets using credit card through Go Fan.
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All tickets sold are for general seating. There is no reserved seating. ​

2016 3D Productions

Performing Thursday & Saturday, March 10th & 12th at 7 pm:

"Loving Carmen" directed By Rianna Baker

Loving Carmen

Inspired by the classic opera Carmen, this new vision takes from the original plot with small details, pivotal moments and even pieces from Bizet’s score.  Loving Carmen is a dramatic piece revolving around an up-and-coming composer and his muse, an opera singer consumed by her craft. Both learn that love is fragile, ambition is dangerous and combining the two almost always leads to ruin.

Cast

Sofie...........................Shiona Harvey
Will................................Mitchell Allie
Elise.............................Alexis Benson
Reinhardt.......................Jacob Spicer
Don Jose......................Will Liskiewicz 
Carmen.....................Morgan Roger


Seusspeare: Meet the Macbeths

"Seusspeare: Meet the Macbeths" by Christina Hamlett and Jamie Dare directed by Bridgette Magnus

"The Twilight Zone: A World of his Own" by Richard Matheson directed by Molly Ripka

Poor Macbeth. He's nice but weak. Married to that power freak." Two teenage girls desperate to seduce the king's sons, dramatic onstage deaths, a power hungry wife, more dramatic onstage deaths, three quirky fate casting witches and more! 'Meet The Macbeths' is more or less Shakespeare's Macbeth, except written in the wonderful wacky ways of Dr. Seuss! You'll never find a show more colorful, creative, and hilarious, but dark, eerie, and creepy. 

Cast

MacBeth ....................................Galen Parsons 
Lady MacBeth....................................Leah Erben 
Penelope.........................................Gabi Fracassi 
Brie......................................................Kristy Scott
Byrtel..................................................Taylor Smith
Myrtel..................................Whitney Sutherland
Gyrtel................................................Casey Christy
Gwyneth Mcfee.....................................Elise Reich 
Banquo..............................................Ethan Dixon 
Ethelbert..........................................Drake Bryant 
MacDuff..........................................Andrew Deleruylle 
Malcolm.................................James Beauregard 
Donalbain.....................................Ben VanderHyde
Duncan......................................Dylan Benson
Bodyguard #1............................Morgan Landers 
Bodyguard #2......................................Noah Neff


"Legolas by Laura" directed by Justin Carlson and Kurtis Hansen

Legolas by Laura

From the depths of a young girl's imagination, the undiscovered country from whose bourn no intellectual returns, comes an epic tale of vengeance, romance, and alpha-male rivalry. Behind the gates of sinister Mondor, the Dark Lord has taken fair Laura prisoner, and it is up to Legolas and his trusty supporting protagonists to set free the only love interest they've ever met. Though this timeless odyssey may puzzle the will (and viewers), it makes one heckuva story.

Cast

Legolas...................................Riley Kremkus
Strider................................Maggie Schaefer
Gandalf.........................................Reed Snider
Dark Lord......................................Ryan Aridi
Laura.........................................Sabina Carty
Death............................................Brad Larson
Narrator...................................Emma Young
Boss of Orcs...............................Keely Grace

Ensemble.....................Hannah Drummond,
Lucas Prawdzik, Wei Wei Tentor,
Amber Haley, Satsuki Abe,
Theresa Geyer, Justin Carlson, Stanley Misevich, John Lamb


The Twilight Zone: A World of his Own

​"The Twilight Zone: A World of his Own" by Richard Matheson directed by Molly Ripka is Mr. Gregory West, a famous playwright who creates his world with a few words into a tape recorder.  Unfortunately for him, some of his creations can get wildly out of hand.
   With a twist ending to satisfy any Twilight Zone fan, this last episode of the first season brings tonight's performances to a close while travelling through another dimension.  A dimension not only of sight and sound, but of mind.  A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of the imagination.  Next stop, the Twilight Zone! 

Cast

Gregory........................................Stanley Misevich

Victoria...........................................Sarah Mazurek

Mary..................................................Allison Fisher

Sterling.................................................John Lamb


Performing Friday, March 11th at 7 pm and Sunday, March 13th at 2 pm

"Gruesome Playground Injuries" by Rajiv Joseph directed by Elizabeth Oberg 

Gruesome Playground Injuries

​​"Big Bad" by Alec Strum directed by Breanna Kempf 

Doug and Kayleen meet at the nurse’s office in their elementary school; she’s got a painful stomach ache, and he’s all banged up from a running dive off the roof of the school, the setting for the start of a life long friendship. Over the next thirty years, these ill fated best friends meet again and again, brought together by injury, heartbreak, and their own self-destructive tendencies. 

Cast

Doug......................................................Jared Scott
Kayleen.........................................Maddy Tessmer


Big Bad

Big Bad provides actors and audiences of any age with a smart and wickedly funny play that lets the audience determine the outcome of the play!  The most notorious criminal in the fairy-tale world, Big Bad Wolf, is being slapped with a class-action lawsuit by the countless quirky characters he has wronged.  Now, the two greatest legal minds in the Enchanted Forest — the Evil Stepmother and the Fairy Godmother — will clash (on live Court TV, no less, with Sydney Grimm as commentator!)  in a trial that will be remembered forever after.  As Little Red Riding Hood, her Grandmother, the Three Little Pigs and the Shepherd in charge of the Boy Who Cried Wolf testify, the wolf seems deserving of all that’s coming.  But, even though the disreputable Evil Stepmother couldn’t be less interested in pro-bono work on such an obviously futile defense, Mr. Wolf makes a good case for himself.  Was he born a criminal, or made one?  Perhaps he does deserve compassion instead of condemnation?  What will the verdict be?  Only the jury — your audience — can decide, when the doddering old Judge invites them to determine the outcome of the trial...  and the play!  With minimal set and costume requirements and a good balance of stage time for each character, you’ll love the multiple endings that makes every performance unique!

Cast

Grimm...................................Haylee Seefeld
Wolf................................Bennett Waymann
Evil Step­mother......................Anna Mason
Godmother........................Wes Schroeder
Little Red..................................Alayna Calleja
Hood.....................................Grace Whipple
Pig #1........................................Mack Dixon
Pig #2......................................Ainsley Grace
Pig #3.........................................Emma Dunn
Bill Wood Cutter...................Nick Elliott
Boy Who Cried Wolf...............Henry Telesco
Judge.........................................Taylor Kurth
Muffit...........................................Sky Roperti
Shepherd..........................Kaitlin Helmholtz

​Reporters.................Jocelyn Champagne,
Brianna Cannistraro, Ana Sheldon

In-Laws of Time and Space

Newlyweds Arthur and Sarah Shay try their best to host the perfect Christmas dinner with their less-than-normal relatives. However, everything goes wrong when Arthur's estranged father Cornelius suddenly falls over dead. Panicking, the couple uses their ability to travel through the play’s timeline and break the fourth wall to discover the reason for Cornelius's death, all while learning the true meaning of family. ​

Cast

Arthur.......................................Sebastien Butler
Sarah...............................................Meg Rittinger
Cornelius........................................Owen Brooks
Cathy..........................................Caroline Burdick
Robert........................................... Jeremy Frazee
Janet................................................Mariah Colby
Margaret....................................Cassie Bergen



"In-Laws of Time and Space" directed by Reggie Swoverland and Kyle Doyle

Tech Crew

*Indicates Head Of Tech

Production Stage Manager

Jon Preuth



Assistant Stage Managers

Rebecca Lewellen

Tommy Kenworthy

Sophia French

Alexis Saunders

Megan Watson 

Liz Martinez

Vivian Culp



Costumes

Katherine Snowwhite*

Kristy Scott

Hannah Cohen

Ashlee Root

Publicity

Sarah Fuller*

Ethan Dixon 

Nick Elliott 

Alaina Whidby



Hair & Makeup

Grace Orlowski (Hair)*

Bella Troncalli (Make-up)*

Dannielle Galang

Olivia Fietzer

Elise Reich

Rhain Prevost



Props

Grace Lopez*

Caleb Polacek

Kate Pawlowski 

Nate Peters

Lavs

Gigi Eisele*

Savannah Dover

Laynie Durbin

Annie Spidel



Lights

Nick Preuth*

Lucas Preuth*

Matt Endahl

Ava Moulton

Tyler Mitchell 



Sound

Will Fawcett*

Zach Endahl

Catherine Weber