‘Little Women’ matinee added April 12
Presenting a literary classic set to music, Possum Point Players announced “Little Women” announced an additional matinee has been added to the schedule for 2 p.m., Saturday, April 12, at Possum Hall, 441 Old Laurel Road, Georgetown.
Additional show dates are Saturday and Sunday, April 5 and 6, and Friday to Sunday, April 11 to 13. Friday and Saturday shows begin at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday matinees start at 2 p.m. To purchase tickets, call 302-856-4560.
A cast of 10 area actors and singers and four understudies brings to life the classic story of a family of four sisters, and the influential friends and family in their lives. Sisters Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy come to the stage along with their wise and brave Marmee, who serves as the backbone of the family while father is serving as a chaplain during the Civil War.
All of the characters from Louisa May Alcott’s classic join the family and provide some encouragement, maybe some conflict and surely a little romance. A favorite of generations of readers, this stage production is set to music as it tells of the March family as Marmee, and the four daughters face life while Father March is serving in the Civil War.
Cast members and swings who reside in Georgetown include Abbey Ruark, Carter Huffman, and Melissa Brown. Braeden Swain, Elli Swain, Alexandria Schmedlin and Matt Hatfield live in Milford. Swing Blair Williams lives in Newark.
Additional cast members include Jordan Kilgore, Salisbury, Md.; Ashlie Saylor, Seaford; Natalie Howard and Skylar Jamele, Lewes; Marge Egeln of Milton; and Andrew Campbell of Dagsboro.
As all maturing young women, the March girls face current and future life with hopes, doubts and questions. Jo struggles with her writing efforts being rejected but she also energizes the family and friends as she creates fantasy theatrical escapes such as “The Operatic Tragedy.” Villains and innocent damsels spring to life in the living room and engage in sword fights, kidnapping and make-believe adventure.
Oldest sister Meg is serious and concerned with propriety and youngest sister Amy is sure that being the baby is the best and she desires and expects a future of sophistication. Beth is between Jo and Amy and her giving nature is as sweet as the music she loves.
Formidable and forceful Aunt March stakes out her haughty position as do the men made familiar in Alcott’s biographically based novel. Some older and wiser, some becoming struck with feelings for the different, yet similar sisters.
Director Devon Spencer Lynch, a resident of Salisbury, Md., expresses delight with the cast that came together for “Little Women.” “The energy and dedication they all bring is amazing,” he said, “They are all fiercely talented. No one should miss this show!”
Suitable for all audiences, “Little Women” has book by Allan Knee, lyrics by Cindi Dickstein and music by Jason Howland.
For more information, go to possumpointplayers.org.
