It's hard to believe that the Drama Team has pulled off yet another triumph, but their production of Paul Osborn's Tony Award winning
Morning's at Seven continues the skein. The scene is the backyards of two modest homes in a Midwest town in 1938. The relationships of four aging sisters, their spouses, one adult child and his fiance complete the cast.
The show works through brilliant character development by actors who have skill and--in several cases--real experience on the Proctor stage.
Two of the characters are experiencing serious anxiety with their aging process. Carl, (played by Canon Brownell) husband of the relatively slow-minded Ida, struggles seriously with regrets about his life path.....he became a plumber instead of a dentist, and he's having a major "spell" about the whole thing.
The relationships between these characters is everything, and the audience needs to sit up and pay attention from the start to appreciate the actors' brilliant work.
You will laugh again and again, but it is a dramatic production in the finest sense....exploring the angst of aging, self-doubt and life change. Newcomer Seth Richardson offers a powerful, hilarious performance as Dave.
The cast mixes new talent (Glenna is outstanding as the too-pleased possible fiance of Carl & Ida's conflicted son, Homer, who is played admirably by Cameron Lucas) with some seasoned veterans to the Proctor stage, including Olivia Shure as the free-spirited Arry, and Saam Aiken as the benevolent husband of Cora (Jen Ellms), Thor.
This show plays Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:00, and should not be missed.
Email Alex Estin for tickets and seats.
Below: Glenna as Homer's sugary potential wife, and Cameron, as the conflicted son of his manipulative mother.
Congratulations to everyone involved.
