海角社区 students are rehearsing and building the set for their upcoming performance, 鈥淔ailure: A Love Story鈥� by Philip Dawkins. Proceeds benefit 海角社区鈥檚 Theatre Arts Merit Scholarship fund. Photo by Diane VanDyke
海角社区鈥檚 Theatre Arts Program and West End Student Theatre will present 鈥淔ailure: A Love Story鈥� by Philip Dawkins from April 4-6 in the College鈥檚 South Hall Community Room, West Campus, 101 College Drive, Pottstown.
鈥淔ailure: A Love Story鈥� takes place in 1928 and features the three Fail sisters鈥擭elly, Jenny June and Gerty. Tuneful songs, and a whimsical chorus follow their story, as they live out their lives above the family clock repair shop near the Chicago River, before their time unexpectedly runs out. All three sisters tragically expire in reverse order, youngest to oldest, from a blunt object to the head, disappearance, and finally consumption. A magical, musical fable where, in the end, the power of love is far greater than any individual's successes or failures.
Produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc., 鈥淔ailure: A Love Story鈥� is directed by Tim Gallagher and is stage managed by Sarah Maxwell. It is produced, designed and built by students in the Theatre Production Workshop and the West End Student Theatre.
The production members include Charise Williams, Amber Grier, Genevieve Evans, Nick Mulcahy, Michael Thornton, Richard Ledig, Chris Shloshman, Joshua Williams, Allison Munsey, Emma Burrus, Toby Troyer, John Falcone, Sarah Maxwell, Hailey Ellwanger, Trevor Long, Senica Allen, Michaela Sloan and Lydia Klementisz.
Performances will be held April 4-6 at 7 p.m., with a special afternoon performance, Friday April 5 at 12:30 p.m. in the South Hall Community Room. General Admission is $10 and $5 for students and seniors. To purchase tickets, please visit mc3.edu/studentshows or call 215-641-6518.
Proceeds from the production will benefit the Theatre Arts Merit Scholarship fund at the College.