Rousuck's Review: "High School Coven" at Strand Theater Company

By J. Wynn Rousuck,

Published February 9, 2023 at 12:45 PM EST

Nichémat Judith Saroff (left) and Tatiana Nya Ford in the Strand Theatre Company production of "High School Coven." (photo credit: Shealyn Jae Photography)

It's time for another visit with Midday theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck, who joins us each week with her reviews of Maryland's regional stage.

Today, she spotlights Strand Theater Company's new production of Kaela Mei-Shing Garvin's High School Coven. The topical coming-of-age drama focuses on four high school girls who form a witches' coven to cope with the pressures of being teenage girls. Those pressures range from their mundane concerns over finding the perfect homecoming dress and connecting with a significant other, to the darker realities of sexual assault.

(L-R, foreground) Libbey Kim, Jess Rivera and Nichémat Judith Saroff in "High School Coven" at the Strand Theater Company. (photo credit: Shealyn Jae Photography)

The play is directed at Strand Theater by Lee Conderacci, who guides a cast that includes Greta Boeringer, Tatiana Nya Ford, Libbey Kim, Betse Lyons, Jess Rivera, Nichemat Judith (“NJ”) Saroff and Julia Creutzer as understudy/swing.

High School Coven continues at Strand Theater, located at 5426 Harford Road, Baltimore MD 21214, through February 12th. Click the theater link for more information.