Harvey

April 19, 2019 — April 28, 2019

Carver Studio

SENIOR CLASS READER’S THEATRE COMEDY

Our Senior Class Reader’s Theatre program was established eleven years ago as a way of providing more performance opportunities for our veteran actors. Needless to say, this reader’s theatre program has proven to be very popular with volunteers and patrons alike. It is designed to meet the needs of actors 50 and older. All productions are “reader’s theatre” in nature, lines and lyrics are learned but not memorized.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy is the story of a perfect gentleman, Elwood P. Dowd, and his best friend, Harvey – a six-foot tall, invisible rabbit. When Elwood begins introducing Harvey around town, his embarrassed sister, Veta Louise, and her daughter, Myrtle Mae, decide to commit Elwood to a sanitarium. But a mistake is made and doctors mistakenly commit Veta instead of her mild-mannered brother Elwood! Eventually, the error is realized, and a frantic search begins for Elwood and the invisible rabbit, which ends with Elwood appearing, voluntarily, at the sanitarium. Veta finally comes to realize that she loves her brother and his invisible best friend just as they are, and doesn’t want either of them to change.

RATING: THE WHOLE FAMILY

“Simply put, ‘Harvey’ is a very fine, very profound play”
– Chicago Tribune

CAST

Elwood P. Dowd – DAN COYNE
Veta Louise – JILL ONGLEY
Myrtle Mae – JETTIE NOYES
Dr. Chumley – DAVID NOYES
Judge Gaffney – EVAR CORRADINI*
Dr. Sanderson – DALE SCHRAM*
Nurse Kelly – DANELLE (DANI) STURDY
Wilson – GARY WILLOUGHBY
Betty Chumley – KAREN BLAISURE
Mrs. Chauvenet – JUDY KAY CUTTING
E.J. Lofgren – KENNY ZELNIS

CREW

Light Board Operator – JESSICA G. DOXTATER

* DENOTES CIVIC DEBUT

Director – KRISTIN TYRRELL
Lighting & Sound Designer – CATHERINE PRATT
Technical Director – PHILLIP A. MILLER
Properties Master – STACY BARTELL
Stage Manager – ELVIN E. EAST

  • Friday, April 19th at 7:30pm
  • Saturday, April 20th at 7:30pm
  • Friday, April 26th at 7:30pm (ASL Interpreted Performance)
  • Saturday, April 27th at 7:30pm
  • Sunday, April 28th at 2:00pm