“The script is very specific that the actor playing this role should not wear any prosthetic makeup, and that the actor should portray Merrick’s deformity through physicality, letting the audience imagine his appearance,” said Callas. Playing the role of John Merrick is MHS junior Matthew Callas. “This is not a play that is produced very often on high school stages,” said Jonathan Meier, the play’s director.” We are eager to bring this beautiful and difficult piece to MHS.” Meier continued, “The fact that the audience will be sitting on the stage with the performers will certainly add to the excitement and anticipation.” Seen as a freak by society, his life is changed when physician Frederick Treves agrees to care for him. The Elephant Man is based on the story of Joseph Merrick (referred to in the play as John Merrick), a young man who lived in the Victorian era and is known for the extreme deformity of his body. This play is not recommended for anyone under 13 years of age. Since this production will be staged on a 200-seat onstage thrust configuration, online tickets are recommended, and can be purchased at Tickets can also be purchased at the door, 30 minutes prior to each performance. The matinee performance on Friday is only $1 for MHS students. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students and seniors.
The Tony Award winning play will be presented at Mundelein High School on November 21, 22 and 23 at 7:30 p.m., and November 22 at 3:45p.m. “Sometimes I think my head is so big because it is so full of dreams.” This is the seminal quote from the play The Elephant Man, by Bernard Pomerance. Tab will move on to the next part of the site rather than go through menu items. Enter and space open menus and escape closes them as well. Up and Down arrows will open main tier menus and toggle through sub tier links. Left and right arrows move through main tier links and expand / close menus in sub tiers. The following navigation utilizes arrow, enter, escape, and space bar key commands.
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