Ilona Vella- Juno

Ilona Vella
Ilona also had experience in acting. She has acted in other school productions and in plays produced by the Malta dance center. She has been going to drama lessons for about 7 years now.
She had auditioned for Stefanio, and said that she does like her role, because ‘it is a character who’s actions can give a lot without speaking’.
She says that she likes practicing with everyone as you get to know other people and new/interesting characters.

Erica Schembri - Goddess

Erica Schembri

She has acted before, in school concerts and at catechism.
She said that she likes her part a lot, however she didn’t really have any specific role in mind when she auditioned.
She really likes her role, because she loves the idea of playing the role of a supernatural goddess and having control over nature ( Who wouldn’t love being a supernatural goddess?^^)
Erica told us that she really enjoys rehearsing and having a good laugh with her friends, Miss Charmaine, and Miss Debbie

Anike Dietzsch - Shakespeare

Anike Dietzsch 

Anike plays the part of Shakespeare. Anike has acted in school and catechism plays since she was little but she has never had any acting lessons. She says that she really likes her part because she doesn't feel nervous about it since she doesn't need to learn any lines by heart. She also likes it because she is on stage a lot.
She originally wanted to be Miranda, but she was mainly aiming at the parts of Miranda, Prospero or Ariel. However, she likes her character a lot, because Shakespeare is the genius behind the whole thing and she says that it’s great to think that people want her to play the genius. She joked saying it’s appropriate since she’s a genius in real life.
She says her only complaint is that the character is only monologue, so she doesn't get to work with anyone in any scenes, but she doesn't mind it all that much.

She says that she has a blast in rehearsals and that its really fun, and she’s often doubled over with laughter, because she finds the play so funny. She also likes rehearsals a lot because she met a lot of great people.

Sarah Cilia - Gonzalo

Sarah Cilia

Sarah Cilia is playing the part of Gonzalo. Sarah has not taken any acting lessons but has acted in school plays before (like Joseph and the technicoloured dreamcoat). She first auditioned for prospero and wanted the part of prosepero as well. She likes the part of Gonzalo but does not think that they are alike. She likes the rehearsals at school and thinks that they are very fun and enjoyable. She does not have stage fright and is looking forward to the show.

Karin Grech - Alonso

Karin Grech

Karen is playing the part of Alonso. Karen never went to acting lessons. She auditioned with Prospero’s script, but she wanted to be Miranda in the play. She still really likes her part as Alonso though, as he not scared of anything, although she has nothing in common with him. She used to stay after school, and enjoyed rehearsals. Karin has never experienced stage fright.

Kylie Schembri - Sebastian

Kylie Schembri

Kyle’s character is Sebastian.

Kylie goes to acting lessons and has also taken part in plays. She says that she likes Sebastian as a character, despite the fact that he is planning to kill his brother.

She had originally auditioned for the part of Prospero, but she is very happy with her character and feels confident with it.

Kylie describes her character as both aggressive and cowardly (as he gets persuaded easily). Sebastian doesn’t have a strong character, and one major example of this is when he cannot say no to killing his brother. Although Sebastian is cowardly and aggressive, she still enjoys playing this part

Kylie says that acting is her favourite hobby, so she is always looking forward to rehearsals. She enjoys learning new things and rehearsing with all the other actors. She finds this play as a great opportunity to make new friends and learn more about acting. She says that she honestly does enjoy every single moment of it, and is really looking forward to when everyone performs the play in front of the audience.

Abigail Cutajar - Antonio

Abigail Cutajar

Abigail is playing the part of Antonio. Abigail never went to acting lessons. She did her audition with Ariel’s script, but wanted to be Miranda. Although she did not get the part that she wanted, she likes her part, as she can relate to the character. She also likes the fact that her character is mean and cheeky. When she was asked to stay after school, she always stayed and she enjoys rehearsals. She is confident on stage, and does not get stage fright.

Michela Muscat - Goddess

Michaela Muscat

Michaela plays the Goddess. Michaela has never been to acting lessons before now and has only taken part in school plays. She first auditioned for Miranda but did not audition with one specific character in mind, she just wanted to take part in the tempest and did not mind what she got. She likes the part of the goddess but thinks that she could have been in a longer part as she only appears in a small part. She enjoys rehearsing and is looking forward to getting her costumes and in taking part in the show.

Francesca Spiteri - Ariel

Francesca Spiteri

Francesca is playing the part of Ariel in the play. She went to acting lessons, she went to Hermann Bonaċi, and she has been in shows and is now also taking part in a TV show. She auditioned with Miranda’s script, but she did not really mind which part in the play she got. She likes her part as she finds him fun since he makes pranks and thinks that they have a lot in common. She used to stay after school and she enjoyed rehearsals. She does not get stage fright.

Filippa Magro - Trinculo.

Filippa Magro

Filippa is playing the part of Trinculo. She goes to stagecoach and has been going since she was 7 years old. She auditioned with Stefano’s script, but did not particularly want to be any specific person in the play; she just wanted to be in the play. She likes her part because he makes a fool of himself and makes people laugh. She always used to stay after school and enjoyed rehearsals. She only gets stage fright sometimes.

Catherine Farrugia - Miranda.

Catherine Farrugia

Catherine plays the part of Miranda in the play. She goes to acting lessons and has been going to Helen O Grady since she was 7 years old. She auditioned with Miranda’s script, but she did not really mind which part she was going to be in the play. She really likes her part as it is the only female character and Miranda has a strong character. She used to stay after school and enjoyed rehearsals. She sometimes gets stage fright; it really depends on what she would be doing on stage.

Nicole Meilak - Caliban.

Nicole Meilak

Nicole is playing the part of Caliban. She used to go t to acting lessons at stagecoach, but has now quit. She has continued taking part in many plays however.

She really likes her part because it can be very funny at times. When she auditioned, she didn’t really have any particular character in mind, so Ms Charmaine told her to audition with Prospero.

Although she does like her character, she doesn’t like the fact that it’s a monster, but she really likes that Caliban is in a lot of funny scenes.

Nicole loves rehearsing for the Tempest. She says that everyone’s really nice and fun!

Rebecca Cassar-Prospero.

Rebecca Cassar

Rebecca plays the part of Prospero in The Tempest.

Rebecca has attended drama lessons with Marco Calleja, who has his own group of students, and she has been acting for three years now. She has acted in many plays before, both in and out of school.

She wasn’t exactly sure who to audition for, so she was just given some lines from Prospero’s script, and she ended up getting that part.
She really likes her character, although she would have rather acted as a woman, but she loves a little challenge.

She likes her character because he has a lot of power and has a lot of control over people, and also because Prospero is different from any character she’s played before.

She says that she loves rehearsing after school, that it’s a fun time that she can spend with friends and teachers. She also enjoys it because everyone is very helpful and nice. She also says that even though it’s fun, when it’s their time to work, they do work, and that’s what makes it so great!

She wanted to give a special thanks to Miss Charmaine, Miss Debbie and Miss Philipa.