ACT Drama Club presents “Τhe Happy Prince” by Oscar Wilde

Τhe Happy Prince  By Oscar Wilde Presented by: ACT DRAMA CLUB

Raphael Hall Anatolia College

2/12/16, 20:00

Cast
The Happy Prince: Konstantine Deligiorgis
Little Swallow: Sonja Choko
Poor mother and daughter: Laura Kotaidou, Eri Karagianni
The Young Playwright: Li Wu
The Little Match-Girl: Karina Iskandarova
The Mayor: Nikos Gatzoulis
The Mayor’s Guard: Ioannis Deligiorgis

Director: Konstantine Deligiorgis
Narrator: Vasiliki Mandaltsi
Pianist: John Kavazidis
Sound and Lighting: Giorgos Kyriakopoulos

Storyline:
The happy prince is a tale with multiple lessons. From one side it is the critic of the society that can be cruel and heartless and on the other side it is about the compassion towards humans’ troubles. The happy prince is a contemporary fairytale whose plot is surreal and it is placed into a modern society with real problems. Oscar Wild tried to state in a simple way the virtues and flaws of a person in all of his fairy tales and tried to criticize the society which is insensible. The main character knew only about nice things and after that, he decided to open his heart to everyone in need. When he helped them he didn’t regret about the jewelry taken down from him and he kept on doing noble things with the help of a swallow. The swallow was the proof that everyone can do selfless things even though they would maybe be risking their lives. His love and devotion were rewarded with an eternal life.