Love Letters
Cast:
Andrew Makepeace Ladd III
D. Gary Jesseman, Miles A. Conklin & Chris Leary
Melissa Gardner
Caroline McCart Swaney, Beth Conklin & Meghan Ashley
Written by A.R. Gurney
Directed by Scott Johnson
Andrew Makepeace Ladd III and Melissa Gardner, both born to wealth and position, are childhood friends whose lifelong correspondence begins with birthday party thank-you notes and summer camp postcards. Romantically attached, they continue to exchange letters through the boarding school, college, and beyond.
A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Love Letters makes it eloquently clear how much two people can really mean to each other over a lifetime—physically apart, perhaps, but spiritually as close as only true lovers can be.
Love Letters cast. Top right: Miles A. Conklin; middle row, left to right: Meghan Ashley, D. Gary Jesseman, Beth Conklin; bottom row, left to right: Caroline McCart Swaney, Chris Leary
Sherlock Holmes and the 1st Baker Street Irregular
Written by Brian Guehring
Based on the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Directed by Melissa Mann
On a dare from her fellow street urchins, 14-year-old Wiggins tries to pickpocket a strange old man. Not only is Wiggins unsuccessful, but the old man, who is actually Sherlock Holmes in disguise, manages to take the gold ring that was in Wiggins’ pocket and leave behind a note directing her where to go to get it back. When Wiggins goes to 221B Baker Street to retrieve the ring, she is shocked to find out how much Holmes knows about her based on a quick observation. After Wiggins sees Holmes use the ring to solve a case, Wiggins proposes to work as his assistant. Intrigued by her potential, Holmes agrees to begin training Wiggins on a trial basis, so long as she helps Mrs. Hudson with the chores. Wiggins and Holmes must learn to trust each other as Wiggins and her group of street urchins help him solve two dangerous mysteries: The Red Headed League and The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle.
Cast:
Sherlock Holmes – Aristotle Williamson
Dr. Watson – Matthew Grout
Wiggins – Lillie Kelley
Mrs. Hudson/Landlady/Breckenridge/Merryweather – Sara Lornitzo
Hope/Mrs. Sawyer/Ross/Baker/Horner – Douglas Coughlin
Spaulding/Clay/Catherine – Katherine Fuller-Penatzen
Georgie/Tough #2 – Brynne Foldeak
Toby/Tough #1 – Devlyn Foldeak
Oliver – Zachary Lea-Saken
Lucy – Keelie Prouty
Anna/Mary/Tough #3 – Sophia Sanborn
Old Church Theater’s Fall Variety Show
A Variety Show to showcase local talent. These performances included poetry readings, dramatic and comedic skits, monologues, magic and juggling, and live music including solo singers, instrumentalists, and a local band. Performances took place on the Bradford Academy stage.
Performers:
Dwayne Benjamin ~ singer/songwriter/guitar
Sheila Kaplow ~ monologue
Wayne King ~ singer/guitar
Caroline Swaney ~ poet
Scott Johnson and Robin Keith ~ skit
Doug Coughlin ~ magician and juggling
Doug Coughlin ~ magician and juggling
Phillip Mulligan ~ poet
Robin Keith ~ singer
Scott Johnson ~ singer/storyteller/guitar
Melissa Mann and Ruth Goderich ~ Native American flutes
Stone Henge ~ band (Matthew Webster – guitar/vocals, Keegan Frigon – bass/vocals, Cody White – drums/vocals)
Magician Doug Cougfhlin
Shelia Kaplow performing "Albert and the Lion"
Wayne King ~ singer/songwriter/guitar. During the performance of some his original music
Scott Johnson ~ singer/storyteller/guitar performing “Peter Kagan and the Wind” by Gordon Bok
The Regifters
Written by Robert Lynn
Directed by Diane Chamberlain
When a couple “regifts” a not-so-great Christmas present, then finds out it’s worth a fortune, they will stop at nothing to get it back. But they’re not the only ones who rewrapped it… In the mad pursuit to reclaim the gift, everyone who gave it away learns about friendship, real wealth, and the value of a gift truly given.
Cast:
Tom Mulligan – D. Gary Jesseman
Mary Mulligan – Brenda Danielson
Lauren Cunningham – Mary Ann Stanford
Jeff Cunningham – Erik Volk
Mrs. Cunningham – Ann Downing
Bridget Henshaw – Carrie Anne Quinn
Loras Henshaw – John-Paul Hunt
Kurt Weiss – Chris Leary
Katie Weiss – Anne Foldeak
The Regifters cast back row left to right: Carrie Anne Quinn, John-Paul Hunt, D. Gary Jesseman, Brenda Danielson, Ann Downing, Erik Volk, Mary-Ann Stanford; seated: Anne Foldeak and Chris Leary