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The Canterville Ghost
Directed by George Pierce
Written by Oscar Wilde
Dramatized by Darwin Reid Payne
Produced by special arrangement with Dramatic Publishing, Inc.
Shows Wed. 9/20 - Sat. 9/23, Wed. 9/27 - Sat. 9/30, Wed. 10/4 - Sat. 10/7
Show Time: 7:00 pm Wed. - Sat., 2:00 pm Matinee Sat.
An American family faces the ghost of an English manor not with fear, but
with true American excitement. 15 year old Virginia must make a terrifying
journey with the ghost in order for him to find true peace. Will she go?
Will you be brave enough to go on the journey with her if she does?
Guess you'll have to come to the show to find out.
This play is filled with mystery, chills, and humor.
Some scenes may be frightening to very young children. They should be
old/mature enough to enjoy a good ghost story.
The Cast |
Lord Canterville
Mr. Harold Otis
Mrs. Otis
Maggie Otis
Marilyn Otis
Virginia Otis
Mrs. Umney
Sir Simon
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Jim Galvin
James DeRienzo
Donna-Sue Hain
Kelly Shaw
Alison Smith
Brittney Foreman
Martha Walton
Michael Manion
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The Crew |
Director
Stage Manager
Costumes
Properties
Sound Effects
Light Board Operator
Graphics Work
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George Pierce
Matthew Pierce
Ginger Pierce
Evelyn Frey
Sean Pierce
Spencer Williams
Louise J. Mueller
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James DeRienzo
is from New Jersey, but has lived in Minneapolis, Los Angeles,
and New York. He studied acting at Mason Gross School of
Performing Arts and Comedy Improv with the Groundings in NYC.
He has directed for the Fringe Festival in Minneapolis and has
performed with Comedy Troupes on both coasts. He is new
to Stowe and very excited about the opportunity to work
with the Waterbury Festival Players. He has been married
for seventeen wonderful years to Alison Anne Edwards and
is blessed with two sons, who are eating him out of house
and home. Canned food donations will be accepted at the door.
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Brittney Foreman
is 15, but her sweet sixteen is in September. A junior at
Stowe High School, she is so excited to be in this play!
She adores singing and sings everywhere all the time.
A lover of ice cream, her favorite colors are
blue, pink, and orange (not the ice cream).
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Jim Galvin
has played Tom in Glass Menagerie, Dr. Einstein in
Arsenic and Old Lace, the Reverend Parris in The
Crucible, and Dale Harding in Cuckoo’s Nest. He has
also directed, among others, Death of a Salesman and
A Streetcar Named Desire. |
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Donna-Sue Hain
is a many generation Vermonter having grown up in Weston.
She has performed with Lyric Theatre and the Stowe Theatre Guild,
where she can often be found performing with other family
members. When not cavorting about the stage, Donna-Sue can be found
working as a Medical Technologist or managing
a household of three teenage boys, three dogs and two cats
with the assistance of her wonderful husband, Martin, in Williston.
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Michael Manion
has been acting in the central Vermont area for about twenty years,
including favorite roles as George in "Moon Over Buffalo" with
the Stowe Theater Guild, "Bobby" in "Company" with the Valley
Players, Mr. Webb in "Our Town" with Lost Nation Theater,
and has also appeared on stage with the Lamoille County Players,
Quarry Works, and Goddard College. He lives in Montpelier and
splices telephone wires to bring home the bacon.
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George Pierce
lives with his wife and 6 children in Stowe, and has
directed at Quarryworks, Stowe, and for the Lamoille County
Players. He got involved in theater in High School, and included
theater in his studies at Cornell. He hopes every kid in the audience
just goes "WOW". (Adults can go "WOW" too)
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Kelly Shaw
is 10 and attends Eden Central School. Kelly loves to sing (A LOT!).
She enjoys writing poems, short stories and letters, plays soccer, and loves to cook.
"Shelby & Ken" are her 2 cats, "Chocolate Milk & Rover" her 2 Guineu Pigs, and 5 fish (names withheld).
Lime green is her favorite color but blue is nice too.
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Alison Smith
is an 8th grader at Stowe Middle School who loves to shop, speak Spanish
and hang out with her friends. She has a passion for fashion...for music...and
for dance! She has two dogs and a brother (sort of the same thing,
don't you think??) and absolutely believes in ghosts - doesn't everyone?
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Martha Walton
started in theater at the age of 8 in California.
After an almost 20 year hiatus, she made her "comeback"
with Lamoille County Players' "Noises Off" in 2003.
Currently, she teaches Self-advocacy through theater
to high school special education students with Vermont
Special Arts. She has acted locally with Vermont Stage
Company, Quarryworks, and most recently was in
"Resolutionaries" at Burlington's Waterfront Theater.
She has been married to the same man for 21 years,
Kevin, who is a chef and a baker. They have 4 kids
and one grandson.
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