Calendar Girls
by Tim Firth
directed by Emily Nicole Cameron
produced by Linda Minkoff
stage managed by Margaret Umbsen
directed by Emily Nicole Cameron
produced by Linda Minkoff
stage managed by Margaret Umbsen
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When Annie's husband John dies of leukemia, she and best friend Chris resolve to raise money for a new settee in the local hospital waiting room. They manage to persuade four fellow Women's Institute members to pose nude with them for an "alternative" calendar, with a little help from hospital porter and amateur photographer Lawrence. The news of the women's charitable venture spreads like wildfire, and hordes of press soon descend on the small village of Knapeley in the Yorkshire Dales. The calendar is a success, but Chris and Annie's friendship is put to the test under the strain of their newfound fame.
Based on the true story of eleven Women's Institute members who posed nude for a calendar to raise money for the Leukaemia Research Fund, Calendar Girls opened at the Chichester Festival Theatre and has since become the fastest-selling play in British theatre history. PLEASE NOTE, THIS SHOW CONTAINS PARTIAL NUDITY. |
PERFORMANCES
October 28-29, 2022 at 8 pm
November 4-5, 2022 at 8 pm
October 30 at 2 pm
CAST
Chris.....................................................Amy Morton
Annie.................................................Shahn Knights
Celia................................................Carla Mariarosa
Cora......................................................Fran Betlyon
Ruth................................................Marren Sanders
Jessie.......................................Elizabeth Hoermann
John........................................................James Hunt
Rod......................................................Craig Howard
Marie..................................Wendy Blizard Eldredge
Elaine............................................Dorian Oberstein
Lady Cravenshire / Brenda Hulse...Laura Bilodeau
Lawrence / Liam...............................Adam DeCoste
Theatre III is pleased to donate a portion of the proceeds from Calendar Girls
to the Virginia Thurston Healing Garden Cancer Support Center in Harvard, Mass., as a way to honor the original Calendar Girls’ cause. |