June 2021

COVID-19 Pandemic Response

It is with a heavy heart that the Board of Directors of Old Church Theater made the difficult decision to cancel our 2020 season. Though in 2021 we’ve continued to be unable to hold a “normal” season, things are picking up with our first show, Alice in Wonderland, being presented in August at Bradford Academy. We hope to do additional shows in 2021 and early 2022, before kicking off a formal 2022 season.

2020 season tickets will be honored at all 2021 shows. Please remember that multiple punches can be used at a single show. Since the season will be truncated, bring a friend, or two, or three.

We want to extend our heart felt thanks to you, our patrons and supporters for your continued support during this difficult time. Stay safe and we hope to see all of you in 2021.

Please continue to check our Facebook and website for updates on our season and creative ways we are finding to connect during these unprecedented times. We are wishing you all well.

Alice in Wonderland

Written by Lewis Carroll
Adapted by William Glennon
Directed by Melissa Mann & Robin Keith

This new version is so close to the original in intention and feeling that you might suspect that Carroll himself had written it. And yet, it includes many unusual and imaginative staging devices. A group of performers seeks out Alice in order to provide “her turn” in Wonderland. And, as her adventure unfolds, they play the many characters she encounters and grows to love. A joy to see and hear.

Cast:

Alice – Lara van Wyk
White Rabbit – Michael Fernandez
The Mouse – Retha van Wyk
Fish Footman – Dusty Carter
Frog Footman – Sophia Sanborn
The Duchess – Anne Foldeak
The Cook – Devlyn Foldeak
The Cheshire Cat – Lillie Kelley
March Hare – Sophia Sanborn

Dormouse – Elle Keith
The Hatter – Meghan Bullard
King of Hearts – Doug Coughlin
Queen of Hearts – Carrie Anne Quinn
Knave of Hearts – Brynne Foldeak
The Gryphon – Elle Keith
Mock Turtle – Chris Leary
Jury Member 1 – Robin Keith
Jury Member 2 – Retha van Wyk
Jury Member 3 – Chris Leary

Back row, from left to right: Douglas Coughlin, Chris Leary, Michael Fernandez, Melissa Mann (director), Lara van Wyk, Robin Keith; Center row, from left to right: Elle Keith, Anne Foldeak, Retha van Wyk; Front row, from left to right: Devlyn Foldeak, Carrie Anne Quinn, Meghan Bullard, Sophia Sanborn, Brynne Foldeak, Lillie Kelley, Dusty Carter

PRESTO!

Theater Workshop
Conceived and Directed by Alan Haehnel

Up for a theatrical adventure without a big time commitment? Give PRESTO! a try–Prearranged Sudden Theatre Opportunity. We meet, we rehearse, we perform the show…all in a single day!

Sleeping Indoors

Written by Jim Holt
Directed by Scott Johnson

When literary reviewer Paul and his wife Nora invite a homeless man, Dwain, into their home for Christmas dinner, they don’t expect to be so charmed by him — or that his journal will be the incredible literary masterpiece that it is. But can Dwain, whose art thrives in anonymity, be convinced to give up the only life he’s known for such comforts as sleeping indoors?

Cast: