Back on stage in the Maureen Stapleton Theatre, the college’s Theatre Arts Program will present Kate Hamill’s adaptation of “Little Women,” Louisa May Allcott’s ever-popular 1868 novel about four sisters — Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy — growing up in New England during the Civil War.
Performances are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 18-20, and 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 21. All performances are open free to the public with masks required at all times for audience members. (The actors will be unmasked.)
In Hamill’s remake, Jo March doesn’t want to be like other girls. In fact, she’s not even sure that she wants to be a girl. Jo is ambitious, rough around the edges, headstrong, and yearns for a future she can’t yet articulate. As the nation is torn apart by civil war, Jo and her sisters struggle with what it means to grow up. Restrictive gender roles, political beliefs, poverty, and even love, threaten to break family ties, as the March sisters try to reconcile their identities with society’s demands. How do you stay true to yourself when the world wants you to become a perfect little woman?
“Little Women” is directed by Rosanne Raneri, assistant professor in the Department of Fine Arts, Theatre Arts and Digital Media, with Delaney Williams, a theatre major, serving as assistant director.
CAST
Jo March – Annabella Schiavi
Meg March – Grace Stipe
Beth March – Isabella Smarro
Amy March – Sivan Adler
Marmee March – Rachel Wait
Hannah – Del Williams
Aunt March – Johnathan Nieves
Mrs. Mingott – Shekinah Temple
Laurie Laurence – Brennan Clark
John Brooks – Matthew Palladino
Mr. Laurence – Shawn Brown
Robert March – Ben Parker
Mr. Dashwood, Parrot – Vincent Harrington
Messenger – Nazzy Mosavi
Understudy for Jo, Brooks – Emily Crist
Understudy for Meg – Leianne Polanco
Understudy for Amy, Hannah – Nazzy Mosavi
Understudy for Marmee – Shekinah Temple
Understudy for Laurie, Aunt March – Johnathan Nieves
PRODUCTION TEAM
Isabella Smarro – Stage Manager
Annabella Schiavi – Assistant Stage Manager
Nazzy Mosavi – Assistant Stage Manager
Grace Stipe – Props Master
Rachel Wait – Assistant Props Master
Shekinah Temple – Assistant Props Master
Chloe Wise – Costume Manager
Sivan Adler – Assistant Costume Designer/ Manager
Ben Parker – Production Intern
Vincent Harrington – Production Intern
Published: Fri, 12 Nov 2021 12:50:36 +0000 by d.gardner