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Reviving Ophelia
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Adapted by Cheri Bennett from the book by Dr. Mary Pipher Directed by Dawn Anderson and Erin Anderson Cast Jill: Jinny Pollinger
Creative and Technical Team Dress Rehearsal photos by Lisa Arnold, www.luminessencestudio.com
Rehearsal photos!
Erin Anderson (Director)
This is Erin's directing debut, though by no means her first Prana
production (A Christmas Carol, The Chocolate War). She also
frequents the stage at Enter Stage Left Theater (Tartuffe the
Imposter, The Sneeze, Here We Sit). On the more technical end she
has helped out at the Uxbridge High School drama department, and worked
behind the scenes Meg Lacey (Stage Manager)
Meg started acting at the Prana Center during Little Women, and
now she can't imaging her life without it. She has been in 15 plays and
8 of them have been with Prana (and in most of them she was playing a
male role). She is also working on two more Prana plays, Front Page
and Pollyanna (which will be premiering this summer) and will be
a CIT counselor in this years' July and August camp. This is the time
Meg has been stage manager and is she is really enjoying it. In the past
she has done stage crew and lighting crew, but mostly Meg prefers to be
on stage.
Joseph
Duda (Zach Lansit) was most recently seen in School Dazed and as
John Proctor in The Crucible. He is currently a junior at
Holliston High School. Past Prana roles have included Mr. Brooke in
Little Women ,David Caroni in the Chocolate War,the comic Mr.
Dussel in The Diary of Anne Frank and Pirates of Penzance
as Sergeant Cornwall, leader of the slapstick police. He has happily
appeared in many other Prana Productions including Stuart Little
- schoolboy, Charlotte's Web – photographer, fairgoer, spectator,
Comedy Tonight – featured in several solos, and A Christmas
Carol – Bob Cratchit. Joseph has also attended Prana Summer Camp
programs, serving as counselor in training, and will be a Senior
counselor this summer as well as having taken other Prana drama
classes. Other theater credits include working with Southborough
Players in Beauty and the Beast, Washington Street Players in
Anne of Green Gables, in various Holliston Middle School
productions: Cinderella – the Prince, and Annie – Bert
Healy, and at Holliston High School as Harvey Johnson in Bye Bye
Birdie , and the dining car waiter in Annie Get Your Gun.
Joseph looks forward to participating in yet another successful Prana
Production with new directors, crew, and of course, a great cast.
Thanks Dawn and Erin for this opportunity! Rachel Curtis (Principal #1, Principal #3, Allie's mom, Partygoer) is 15 3/4 years old at the time she's typing this, and this is her 2nd time acting with Prana. Her first time was as Rev. Brown in Inherit the Wind. Other recent roles were Marianne in Tartuffe, Luka and Natalya Stepanovna in The Sneeze with ESL and a goddess in The Tempest. She is eternally grateful to her brother (Matthew Curtis) for introducing her to the Prana Center, and all of these wonderful people! Colleen Fitzpatrick (Lia Lerman) is very happy to be in her 11th Prana Production! Most recently she was the Queen of Hearts in Tinkerbelle on Trial and a teacher and student in School Dazed. She has also been in Pirates of Penzance (Maybel), The Crucible (Rev. Paris), Diana (Anne of Green Gables), and Arsenic and Old Lace (Officer O'Hara). Beth Hobbs (Allie Winton) is appearing in her 11th Prana Production! Most recently she was a member of the teen ensemble in School Dazed and was stage manager for The Crucible. Last year she played Marilla in Anne of Green Gables, Teddy in Arsenic and Old Lace, Mr. Meeker in Inherit the Wind,Mrs. Griggs in Ramona Quimby. She also played Dr. Bangs and Betsy in Little Women, Brian Cochran in The Chocolate War, a wacky Police Officer in The Pirates of Penzance, Mr. Cheeryble in A Christmas Carol, and she was in the cast of Comedy Tonight. She has gone to Prana camp for the past five years. Jinny Pollinger (Jill Bay) most recently appeared in The Crucible as Rebecca Nurse, was a choreographer for School Dazed and Arsenic & Old Lace as Elaine Harper. Other Prana roles include Inherit the Wind as Rachel Brown, The Secret Garden as Dr. Craven, costume staff for Ramona Quimby, and Amy in Little Women, a juror in 12 Angry Men, a Voice in The Chocolate War, young Anne Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank, and the “flirty” Rose in Pirates of Penzance. Her other past roles with Prana include Mary (a schoolchild) in Stuart Little, Gear and a child in Emperor’s New Clothes, a narrator in Charlotte’s Web, and Patience, the maid, in A Christmas Carol. She was also a member of Prana’s Comedy Tonight. Among her roles in Prana camp shows are Diana (Anne of Green Gables), Nancy (Oliver!), Kate (a shorter version of Pirates of Penzance), the evil split side of Tinkerbell (Alice in Wendylanda mixed-up version of Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan), and the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wizard of Oz). At Holliston High School, Jinny recently appeared as Vivian Paine in Up the Down Staircase and a member of the teen ensemble in Bye Bye Birdie. Jinny loves to draw and of course, ACT! She is currently 14 years old and hopes to continue acting for the rest of her life. Rachel Pollinger (Principal #2, Jill's mom, Zach's mom, Principal #4, Partygoer) is a 10th grader at Holliston High School. This is her 14th show with Prana! She most recently appeared in The Crucible as Ann Putnam, was a choreographer for School Dazed and was Martha Brewster in Arsenic & Old Lace. Other Prana roles include Inherit the Wind as Elijah and the Radio Reporter, The Secret Garden as Mrs. Medlock (Prana Productions). She was also in Ramona Quimby as Mrs. Kemp and the sponsor (Prana Productions). Last year, she appeared in Prana's Little Women as Hannah, the maid. She was also in Prana's The Chocolate War as a voice. One of her favorite roles was older Anne in Prana's The Diary of Anne Frank . She was also in The Pirates of Penzance as Isabel. She played Caroline in Prana's A Christmas Carol . Rachel was a member of Prana's Comedy Tonight cast. She also appeared in Prana's Charlotte's Web as Templeton. Her first play with Prana was Stuart Little, where she appeared as a schoolchild. Her roles in Prana camp shows include Riff in West Side Story, Anna in The King and I, the Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wendyland (group-written play), Glasswit in The Wizard of Oz, Ursula in Bye Bye Birdie, Mr. Grimwig in Oliver!, and Anne in Anne of Green Gables. At Holliston High School, Rachel recently appeared as Rachel Gordon in Up the Down Staircase. This summer, she will be appearing as Schwartz and Mrs. Grant. Rachel is extremely happy to be a part of Reviving Ophelia and wishes to tell the cast to break a leg! Nick Varrell (Alex) is appearing in his fifth Prana Production. He has previously appeared as Henry Drummond in Inherit the Wind (2008), as Carter in The Chocolate War (2007), as Mr. Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank (2007) and as the pirate Abraham in the Pirates of Penzance (2006). Nick portrayed Juror #3 in a Prana Camp production of Twelve Angry Men in 2008. Nick has also worked behind the scenes as Assistant Stage Manager for the 2007 production of Little Women and as a Lighting Operator for The Crucible (2008). Nick's introduction to performing came through his experiences in Destination Imagination creative theatrical competitions. Nick has attended Prana Summer Camp programs, serving as counselor in training, and will be a Senior counselor this summer. Nick is a sophomore at Holliston High School. He is very happy to be involved in Reviving Ophelia, but not so happy about having to learn a bit of Shakespeare.
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