Little Women November 18, 2010

"A wonderful way to start the Holiday Season!" - L. Garth Allen

Stage Centre Productions presents
the beloved Little Women

Little Women
Written by John D. Ravold
From the novel by Louisa M. Alcott
Directed and Designed by L. Garth Allen
Featuring Robert Glen, Margaret Hughes, Liza Lubalin, Irit Shomrony, Fabio Sopasnik,
Amber Steinman, Sara VanBuskirk, Ivan Trinier, Will van der Zyl, Debbie Yuen

November 18 - 27, 2010

"Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents."
- Louisa May Alcott

TORONTO, ON… Stage Centre Productions is pleased to present the stage dramatization of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. Little Women is the classic story that has entertained and moved generations of audiences with the travails of the March family with their loves and loyalties. From Marmee to her wonderful girls Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy – who can forget the stories of this special family. The stage adaptation of this literary masterpiece will be the must see event of the holiday season.

The four March sisters come of age against the backdrop of a nation forever changed by the Civil War. While their father serves in the conflict, the sisters—dutiful Meg, fiery Jo, gentle Beth, and fanciful Amy—are guided on a journey of growth and experience by their spirited mother. Little Women is the story of a loving and unconventional family welcoming life's joys and bravely facing life's sorrows. In part autobiographical, this is an important historical portrait of young women growing up in a post-war American society of strong traditions and modern freedoms.

Drawing from her childhood in a close-knit and unique family from Concord, Massachusetts, Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) created a beloved collection of works about young people coming of age in the post Civil-War era. Alcott's books for young adults, among them Little Women, Jo's Boys, Under the Lilacs, and An Old-Fashioned Girl, are noted for their wholesome themes. However, she was a multi-faceted writer who also dabbled in a more grown-up genre. Sometimes published under a pseudonym or anonymously, Alcott's alternative body of work consists of "less respectable" and torrid romances, mysteries, and thrillers such as A Long Fatal Love Chase, A Modern Mephistopheles, and Behind a Mask.

Joining director/designer L. Garth Allen are repertory company members Debbie Yuen as Marmee, Sara VanBuskirk as Jo, Irit Shomrony as Amy, Amber Steinman as Meg, Liza Lubalin as Beth, Margaret Hughes as Aunt March, Will van der Zyl as John Brooke, Ivan Trinier as Laurie, and Robert Glen as Father March.

Stage Centre Productions, under the founding artistic leadership of L. Garth Allen, is a 60-person strong repertory company of Toronto area artists committed to presenting the classics from the world theatre canon.

Details

DATES: November 18-21 (Thursday to Sunday), and Nov 23-27 (Tuesday to Saturday)
MEDIA/VIP OPENING: November 18, 2010 at 8:00 p.m.
TIMES: Shows begin at 8:00 p.m., excepting November 21st which begins at 2:00 p.m.
TICKETS: Adults $27.50, Seniors/Students $22
To order tickets call 416.299.5557 or click http://www.stagecentreproductions.com/SCP_SingleTickets.htm
Subscription packages are available from $54. You save up to 25%.
LOCATION: Fairview Public Library Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall Drive, North York, Ontario. Steps away from the Don Mills Subway Station on the Sheppard Line. Lots of free parking. Wheelchair access and hearing devices available.

About Stage Centre Productions
Stage Centre Productions is a full repertory theatre company dedicated and devoted to presenting a wide cross-section of the classics of theatre history. Stage Centre has performed at the Fairview Library Theatre for thirty-three seasons and is now performing their 34th season, which opens on September 30, 2010. Each season, five plays that are tried and true literary classics are performed under the artistic direction of L. Garth Allen. The company constructs all of the sets, costumes, wigs and properties required for each production at its rehearsal workshop.
For more information about Stage Centre Productions check out their website at http://www.stagecentreproductions.com/SCPframest.html

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