Produced by Emily Black and Danuta Shasha Directed by Steve Black Associate Director Katie Meuse Music Direction by Lianne Goodwin Choreography by William Fafard
Regarded by many theatre professionals as the finest musical ever created, Gypsy is the ultimate tale of an ambitious stage mother fighting for her daughters’ success – while secretly yearning for her own. Set all across America in the 1920s and 30s, when vaudeville was dying and burlesque was born, Arthur Laurents’ landmark show explores the world of two-bit show business with brass, humor, heart, and sophistication.
The celebrated score by Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim boasts one glorious hit after another, including: “Everything’s Coming Up Roses,” “Let Me Entertain You,” “Some People,” “You’ll Never Get Away from Me,” “If Momma Was Married,” “All I Need Is the Girl,” “You Gotta Get A Gimmick,” “Small World,” and “Together Wherever We Go.”
Set in the fictional town of Baile Beag , a village in 19th century Ireland, Translations, by Brian Friel, deals with a number of issues, using language and communication to explore the Irish character and cultural imperialism. The plot revolves around two soldiers from the British Ordinance Survey, who arrive in Baille Beag for the purpose of anglicizing the local Irish place names, one instance of imperial oppression. Culture erasure, in all its forms, is a weapon of racial discrimination that has been practiced throughout the ages by governments in power. Friel’s characters engage in the conflict to preserve local traditions against the assault.
Producers Steve Black and Erin Pelikov Director Trudi Olivetti Assistant Director Victoria Hermann
To be performed in the Marblehead Little Theatre Firehouse Theatre March 4-13, 2022
We are deeply committed to the safety of our audiences and cast members. We will continue to review and update our covid protocols and policies. We are happy to discuss any accommodations needed for our patrons given timely notice. We thank you for joining us in celebrating the return of theater performances in our community.
The story concerns Frederic, who, having completed his 21st year, is released from his apprenticeship to a band of tender-hearted pirates. He meets the daughters of Major-General Stanley, including Mabel, and the two young people fall instantly in love. Frederic soon learns, however, that he was born on the 29th of February, and so, technically, he has a birthday only once each leap year. His indenture specifies that he remain apprenticed to the pirates until his “twenty-first birthday”, meaning that he must serve for another 63 years. Bound by his own sense of duty, Frederic’s only solace is that Mabel agrees to wait for him faithfully.
Luke Sprenkle Pat Cornacchio Rob Charette Ted Merritt
Chorus
Alex Asacker Allison Duff Amy Sprenkle Billy Jenkins Carl Juliano Dana Sheridan Ed Rozmiarek Jackie Heavey Jamie Cabot Joe Wrinn Karin Anderson Kelly Duffy Les Tarmy Lucas Milliken Maggie Stewart Meghan Holtz Patricia Cox Rachelle Chevalier Rebekah Millman Tom Edmonds
We are deeply committed to the safety of our audiences and cast members. We will continue to review and update our covid protocols and policies. We are happy to discuss any accommodations needed for our patrons given timely notice. We thank you for joining us in celebrating the return of theater performances in our community.
For your protection, we ask that the audience remain masked in the auditorium. The actors will perform unmasked.
