The Bard’s Villains Battle in Play’s Tribute to Mrs. Sanders

Notre Dame Academy’s production of Deadly Medley is a compilation piece of William Shakespeare’s biggest tragedies, created by NDA’s very own Speech and Drama teacher Mrs. Trish Sanders.

Deadly Medley has various ‘classics’ by Shakespeare, including Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Julius Cesar, and Macbeth, that were written to have four distinct parts to the show.

The show begins with the prelude to murder, then moves on to first blood, reaction to first blood, and finally finishing off with the end murder and suicide.

Mrs. Sanders created the show several years ago, but all who participated in the show were excited for it to honor the true

Deadly Medley combines elements of William Shakespeare’s most beloved plays. Abby Garcia and Ashley Thind perform scenes based on Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar. Photo by Impulsesports

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mastermind herself, Mrs. Sanders.

“It is such an honor to finish my senior year in a play written by Mrs. Sanders. It really makes us feel like she is present with us on stage, even though she cannot be there physically,” senior Grace Crowell said.

The theater productions at NDA create a family-like environment that allows everyone to branch out and be themselves with others cheering them on from the sidelines.

“We had so much fun performing Deadly Medley, and it was an honor to perform something written by Mrs. Sanders,” sophomores Emma Payne and Abby Ralph said.