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Director
of the play is Lincoln College theatre instructor Jerry Dellinger,
who has also designed a seating arrangement that simulates a
thrust stage. A
thrust stage extends into the audience’s portion of the theater
and has seats on three sides.
Some theatergoers at “Summer Brave” will find
themselves actually sitting onstage, while others will be seated
in bleachers close to the front of the stage.
“Sitting
so close to the actors wakes up the audience and they become a
part of the show,” Dellinger explains.
“It creates a real intimacy and a real connection between
the audience and the actors.
People in the audience are seeing not only the actors but
also other members of the audience. The play becomes more three-dimensional, with actors moving
around in all directions.”
Each
performance will seat about 115 patrons, Dellinger said.
There will be one 10-minute intermission.
[Madge (Brittney Dobson) sits and weeps while her
mother, Flo (Mitchaleen Lowe), scolds her for staying out all
night with newcomer Hal Carter and jeopardizing her chances of
marrying her wealthy boyfriend.]
Cast
members include Jennifer Sydney as Millie, Justin Scully as the
newsboy, Kary Markey as Bomber, Nathanael Kotras as Beano,
Brittney Dobson as Madge, Shane J. Henaughan as Alan Seymour,
Mitchaleen Lowe as Flo, Larry Sbertoli as Hal Carter, Cesili
Williams as Rosemary Sydney, Kimberly Saindon as Mrs. Potts,
Crystal H. Wilson as Irma Kronkite, Rachel Washam as Christine
Schoenwalder, Adam Wettstein as Howard and Tony Soto as Joker.
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“Summer
Brave” is a story about growing up, going on and accepting what
fate hands you. The
play opens in the back yard of the home in the small Kansas town
where Flo Owens lives with her two daughters and a schoolteacher
boarder. Their
peaceful existence is shaken up when an exciting young stranger,
Hal Carter, comes along. Carter
causes the inner frustrations of these 1950s small-town folks to
come to the boiling point.
[Madge (Brittney Dobson), the prettiest girl in
town, causes a confrontation between exciting newcomer Hal Carter
(Larry Sbertoli, left) and her wealthy boyfriend Alan (Shane J.
Henaughan).]
Show
time is 8 p.m. on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, with a matinee
performance at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Ticket prices are $5 for adults, $3 for children and senior
citizens. To reserve
tickets, call 732-3155, extension 280, on weekdays from 8 a.m. to
5 p.m.
[Joan
Crabb]
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