JONESBOROUGH REPERTORY THEATRE

Performances
February 14 - 24, 2008

Jonesborough Repertory Theatre welcomed everyone’s favorite six foot rabbit to the stage as we presented the 1943 classic comedy HARVEY by Mary Chase.

HARVEY has been a favorite since it was brought to the Broadway stage in 1944, winning the Pulitzer Prize for drama and continuing to run for almost 4 years.

Many may remember HARVEY as the classic 1950 film starring Jimmy Stewart.

The story is about Elwood P. Dowd, a polite, peculiar character who has never met a stranger. He has just one challenging character trait: his best friend is an invisible six-foot-tall rabbit, Harvey. Elwood reads to Harvey. He always includes Harvey in conversation by saying, "Harvey and I..." He even carries an extra hat and coat for his invisible friend. Elwood’s sister, Veta and her daughter, Myrtle Mae, are (to say the least) not thrilled about this friendship and decide to have Elwood committed to the local sanitarium to spare the family from future embarrassment. The mild-mannered Elwood ends up having a strange impact on the psychologist and his staff who in a sense carry their own invisible "Harvey".

One commentator asks, "Is [Elwood’s friendship with Harvey] really all that harmful to society? A good question in our world today – What is truly dangerous to our society: a good natured, laid-back dreamer with a brilliant imagination or those who want the dreamer to obey the rules of the more ‘normal’ side of reality?"

Harvey is a clever comedy that's fun for all ages.

Cast in Order of Appearance
Myrtle Mae Simmons - Lacie Black
Veta Simmons - Dottie Davis
Elwood P. Dowd - Kevin Burke
Miss Johnson & the Voice of Mrs. Tewksbury – Sharon Squibb
Wilda McCurdy (accompanist) – Barb Knisley
Mrs. Ethel Chauvenet - Janette Gaines
Ruth Kelly R.N. - Rachel Gloess
Duane Wilson – Paul Charpie
Lyman Sanderson M.D. - John Beard
William Chumley M.D. - Dave Carter
Betty Chumley - Pam Johnson
Judge Omar Gaffney - Angus Walton
E.J. Lofgren – Andy Cobble

Crew
Director - Kathleen Brannon Buttolph
Stage Manager - Janette Gaines
Lighting Designer – Karen Elb
Props Manager - Daniel Wallen
Light Board Operator - Landon Simmons

Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

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