Evergreen Players presents “Picnic” October 23, 2009

Evergreen Players present

Picnic

by William Inge

Directed by Michele Wright

The waning days of summer should give way to the promise of autumn and a new start. But it is 1953 in this small Kansas town and options are few for the stunningly beautiful Madge and Millie, her independent younger sister. They both yearn for more than the life of staid domesticity awaiting them. Then Hal, a dangerously handsome drifter, comes along and sets the whole town a-flutter. He and Madge strike instant sparks, but can she really reject all she's been taught, to follow unreliable hopes and a pounding heart? In this Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, Inge depicts the pleasure - and the pain - of risking everything to choose your own path.

Evergreen Players presents “Picnic” October 23 through November 15 at Center Stage, 27608 Fireweed Drive, Evergreen, CO. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $18 Adults; $14 seniors (60+)/Students and available by calling 303-674-4934 or on line at www.evergreenplayers.org. Group discounts available.

Michele Wright directs Karen Kargel as Helen Potts, Kyle Beck as Hal Carter, Whitney M. Ayers as Madge Owens, Mandi McKibbin Ogle as Flo Owens, Jillann Tafel as Rosemary Sydney, Stephen Swofford as Alan Seymour, Teri Miller as Christine Schoenwalder and Ken David as Howard Bevans.

William Motter Inge (May 3, 1913 – June 10, 1973) was an American Playwright and novelist, whose works typically feature solitary protagonists encumbered with strained sexual relations. In the early 1950s, he had a string of memorable Broadway productions, and one of these, “Picnic”, earned him a Pulitzer Prize. With his portraits of small-town life and settings rooted in the American heartland, Inge became known as the "Playwright of the Midwest.

The performing home of The Evergreen Players is Center/Stage, 27608 Fireweed Drive, Evergreen, CO, 80439. Directions to Center/Stage are at www.evergreenplayers.org. The Evergreen Players is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization producing seven shows per year in the foothills. Established in 1950, the Players’ mission is to create professional quality theater to inspire, engage, and entertain. P.O. Box 1271, Evergreen, CO 80437.

Evergreen Players - “Picnic” - Pulitzer Prize-winning classic about risking everything to choose your own path. Oct 23 - Nov 15 - Fri\Sat at 7:30 p.m.; Sun at 2 p.m. $18 Adults; $14 seniors (60+)/Students. 303-674-4934 or on line at www.evergreenplayers.org Center/Stage, 27608 Fireweed Drive, Evergreen, CO.