All women cast performs Samos first spring play

Sahar Aguilar (’26) / Contributer

The Wolves cast poses for group photo after first showing of play.

For the first time in Samo history, the theater production presented students who preferred not to do the musical with an opportunity to perform in a Spring play. The all female cast put on “the Wolves”, a play originally written by Sarah DeLappe. This social commentary/comedy follows a girls high school soccer team as they learn how to navigate life as young women. This special two night production gave audiences the opportunity to laugh while also raising awareness to how everyone faces their own struggles and the importance of kindness, especially in high school. During rehearsals, because of it being a smaller production, the cast had the opportunity to form a more tight knit group than a cast of 50 plus students. Many cast members shared a similar sentiment from their experiences in the play. Mia Pervan (’27), a key member of the play, playing number 13 on the team, shared her experience.

“This [play] was very unique because we had never done something like that before at Samo,” Pervan said. “It being an all girls show made a really special bond between all of the girls who were in it and the people who worked on it”.

The 11 girl cast made up one full soccer team with #00 played by Juliet Simon (’28), #2 played by Odette Lopata (’27), #7 played by Sophie Castellanos (’26), #8 played by Annette Nadeau (’27), #11 played by Anna Ross (’26), #13 played by Mia Pervan (’27), #14 played by Lea Zakharia (’28), #25 played by Justine Anderson (’26), #46 played by Tegan Blaine (’26), #77 played by Opal Feves (’28) and a soccer mom acted by Calliope Kirschbaum (’28). Samos theater teacher Kate Barraza reflected on her first experience directing an all female play.

“I think it’s a glimpse into adolescence and what females actually go through,” Barraza said. “I think it was empowering for high school actors to play high school actors. The subject matter was edgy [but] it’s about forgiveness, it’s about friendship [...] and I think overall it’s just empowering to females.”

Remembering your lines and staying in character already is a feat, but doing it while playing soccer is a whole different playing field. The cast was committed, running a mile just to audition and actually doing soccer training to prepare for the part. Given that the girls’ lines were constantly overlapping with each other, the chemistry the actors had together played an outstanding role in keeping the audience engaged and entertained.