Schenectady middle-school drama teacher opens Into the Woods performance

An English teacher at Hopkins Middle School, who identified themself as the director of the drama program, welcomed the audience and introduced the school production of Into the Woods. The teacher asked the audience to wish the performers well and then began performing lines from the play, including exchanges among characters and stage directions. The transcript records lines such as ‘‘We are so excited to be presenting Into the Woods,’’ and opening dialogue from the show.