New Directions
a Night of One Acts

  

 

March 16 - 25, 2012

The Lottery

Based on the story by Shirley Jackson
Dramatized by Brainerd Duffield

In a small village, the locals are in a strange and nervous mood on June 27. Children gather stones as the adult townsfolk assemble for their annual event that in the local tradition has been practiced to ensure a good harvest. What is the lottery all about?

Directed by Diane Cobb

Cast Role
Franklin Pugh Tommy
Eric Lemay Dickie
Gracie Lemay Little Girl
Paul Lemay Horace Martin
Dave Kulvete Fred Delacroix
Phil Gallant Bill Hutchinson
Izzy Taylor Daisy Hutchinson
Tristan Hills Tessie Hutchinson
Maria Dimitros Mrs. Dunbar
Maria Barry Mrs. Watson
Cheryl Stocks Miss Bessom
Nicholas Frasca Jack Wilkins
Tom Partridge Old Man Warner
Marilyn Warner Belva Summers
Rick Adair Joe Summers
Ryan Taylor Norbert (Townsman)
Kathleen Pugh Villager
Marjorie Lemay Villager
Ernest Gallant Villager
Sarah Vasques Villager; Female Understudy
Carrie Taylor Villager

Finger Food

by Nina Shengold

A proud professional photographer anxiously waiting in his studio for a hand model to shoot a Beaujolais only to find he’s been sent someone other than who he expected.  In somewhat of  a jockeying on her part to prove she is up to the job a chemistry develops between the two only to be shattered when she finds out he’s married..but then revived when she finds out his next job is for whipped cream.

Directed by Mitch Fortier

Cast Role
Husband Mike Wood
Wife Kimberly Miller

Sorry, Wrong Number

by Lucille Fletcher

The tale of a neurotic invalid, whose only contact with the outside world is her phone. Over this, one night, because of a crossed wire, she hears plans for a murder. Her frantic efforts to enlist help make this a full character portrait of the unseen murderer, whose identity and motivations are surmised but never revealed.

Directed by Val Verge

Cast Role
Maria Barry Mrs Stevenson
Cheryl Stocks 1st Operator, Hospital Reception
Marilyn Warner Chief Operator, 5th Operator
Marjorie Lemay 3rd Operator, Information
Mary Golding 2nd, 4th Operator
Neal Blaiklok Sergeant Duffy
Tom Partridge 2nd Man (George)
Rick Adair 1st man, Western Union
Mel Bucklin Delivery Man

The Problem

by A.R. Gurney, Jr.

During one late afternoon, after 10 years of marriage, the wife reveals to her husband she is very pregnant. What follows is a scene of hilarious confessions and revelations about how "The Problem" could have occurred, and what they might do about it.

Directed by Mitch Fortier

Cast Role
Denny Mike Wood
Mona Kimberly Miller


  

 



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