Parents, teachers and students gathered in the Doudna Fine Arts Center Wednesday evening for a hip rendition of “The Mandrake.”

The cast is dressed in a mix of ’50s style attire and traditional garb of 1518, the time when the play was written.

The set becomes an olden-day Graceland, complete with a fountain bust of Elvis

The play begins with a monologue by Siro, played by Christopher Yonke. Siro is a nerdy servant of Callimaco, a Florence scholar, who has fallen in lust with Lucrezia, a married woman.

Callimaco, played by Jason Steward, enlists the help of Ligurio, played by Jennie Pepsnik, to lure an unsuspecting Lucrezia, Erin Johnson, into bed with him.

Lugurio, a man who “makes a living by deceiving other people,” said Callimaco, becomes the brains of the scheming

Lord Nicia, Luke Gerdes, is the unsuspecting husband of Lucrezia who becomes entwined in the affair because he hopes to impregnate his wife through the help of Callimaco, whom he believes is a fertility doctor.

Brother Timothy, Nic Camfield, plays a greedy friar who helps the characters in many ways and hopes that he will be compensated for it.

Madonna Sostrata, Michelle Lindich, plays Lucrezia’s mother who accompanies her daughter to church and convinces her to engage in the evil.

The play begins and ends with dancing nymphs, played by Jennifer Lee, Nina Samii, Jessica Siegal, and Debra Bretenbach, that break up the scenes and somewhat narrate the tale.

The play offers an Elvis twist to an old tale. Callimaco, Ligurio, and Brother Timothy are all dressed in Elvis-style clothing with Callimaco and Ligurio playing central Elvis figures, swiveling their hips and curling their lips.

The play runs from March 20-23 at 7 p.m. and March 24 at 2 p.m. in the Doudna Fine Arts Center.