Project Shakespeare will present “Little Women” by Louisa May Alcott, adapted and directed by Deborah Shakespeare Thurber. The performance will be on Saturday, March 4, at 4 p.m. at the First Congregational Church, 6 Payson Hill Road in Rindge.
The Civil War has begun and Mister March has been called to serve, leaving his wife Marmee and his four daughters to navigate the world of Concord, Mass., without him. Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy strive to be brave, intelligent and imaginative young women in a world defined by gender, class and personal tragedy. Each sister negotiates her private ambitions with society’s expectations as they transcend from four dreamers to become imperfect “little women.”
This performance will be the culmination of a Project Shakespeare program called One Play in One Week. Over the February school break, students join together to rehearse, stage and perform the play in one week’s time.
The cast includes BraydenBoice, Leila Burk, Alexander Brand, Peyton Brand, Clover Heinzmann, LilliHelsel, EleanoraKishinevsky, Helen Martynuska, Harold Thomas McCarthy, Benjamin Michaud, Amalia Oreamuno, Miranda Pipitone, Emmy Ratcliffe, Morgan Ratcliffe, Aurora Sousa and Ella Weinmann. Former student Jennifer Migotsky will serve as a mentor actor in the cast.
Admission is $10 for adults and $5 children 12 and under, and are available a half-hour prior to curtain.
Project Shakespeare is a nonprofit theater education company, and all donations are tax-deductible. For information, visit projectshakespeare.org.