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Past performances: Little Women

Little Women
By Marion de Forest

Directed by Jean Taylor
Show dates: December 1-4, 2004

Cast & Production Team
Synopsis
About the playwright
Production photos

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Cast			Production Team
Actor	Role		Team Member	Role
Scott Krieser	Mr. March		Jean Taylor	Director
Sharon Nowlan	Mrs. March		Pam McMartin	Stage Manager
Meghan Pederson	Meg March		Aileen Graham	ASM *
Natalie Rianne Karchewski	Jo March		Nora Berg	Costumes
Hannah Castle	Beth March		Annetta Kuntz	Costume Assistant
Kaitlyn Semple	Amy March		Suzanne Shuba	Backstage crew
Marianne Woods	Aunt March		Rick Harvey	Set Designer
Patrick Pelletier	Mr. Laurence		Fred Gallagher	Set Construction
Logan Fraser	Laurie		Rod McLeod	Set Construction
Blaine Lucyk	Professor Bhaer		Barry Uncles	Set Construction
Jeff Sawatzky	John Brooke		Harold Woodward	Set Construction
Jolaine Huber	Hannah Mullet		Ken Spencer	Music & Sound

* ASM - Assistant Stage Manager

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Synopsis of play
One of American Literature's most loved novels, Little Women is a story of family, of hope, of dreams, and chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four devoted March sisters as they grow into young ladies, search for romance, and find maturity in Civil War era 19th century New England.  Meet the March sisters: the talented and tomboyish Jo, the beautiful Meg, the frail Beth, and the spoiled Amy, as they pass through the years between girlhood and womanhood.  A lively portrait of growing up, with lasting vitality and enduring charm.  The novel was published in 1868, and was written by Louisa May Alcott.

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About the playwright
In 1911, Ms. de Forest wrote her first serious play, Little Women , a dramatization of Louisa May Alcott's famous novel of the same name, and become the first significant playwright in Buffalo.  The play was performed for the first time in the Teck Theater in January 1912 - an immediate success - and opened in New York at the Playhouse in October 1912.  On 10 November 1919, the play opened at the New Theater in London, with Katherine Cornell starring. 

Ms. de Forest traveled with the company to New York, London, and Paris, not only as author, but also as publisher, and director.  Little Women opened again in New York in 1931, and in Buffalo by at least four professional companies, and continues playing today.

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Production photos

(Clockwise from left): Hannah Castle, Meghan Pederson, Kaitlyn Semple, Natalie Karchewski, Sharon Nowlan.

Sharon Nowlan

Jeff Sawatzky and Logan Fraser.

(Clockwise from top): Kaitlyn Semple, Meghan Pederson, Natalie Karchewski, Hannah Castle.

Meghan Pederson and Kaitlyn Semple.

Hannah Castle and Natalie Karchewski.

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