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FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
2/26/06 Dreamchasers Theatre Arts Center will present four
performances of the hilarious comedy “Our Miss Brooks”. This play is
based on the successful 1950s television sitcom of the same name.
“Our Miss Brooks” began as a radio program in 1948 and was
successfully transferred to TV in 1952 where it enjoyed great
success for 154 episodes ending in 1956. It starred Eve Arden, a
Hollywood film and NY stage actress who received an Oscar nomination
in 1945 for her role in “Mildred Pierce”.
The play centers around
the trials and tribulations of Connie Brooks, the wisecracking
English teacher at Madison High School. Eve Arden said of Miss
Brooks, “I tried to play Miss Brooks as a loving person who cared
about the kids and tried to keep them out of trouble, but kept
getting herself in trouble.” Arden was made an honorary member of
the National Education Association and in 1952 was given an award
from the Alumni Association of the Teachers College of Connecticut
for “humanizing the American teacher.”
Dreamchasers production stars Helen Doyle of
Norwell as Miss Brooks. The other members of this talented cast are
Todd Selby, Hayley Richards, Arline Litchfield, Ryan Kramer, Alice
Tilles, Liz Driscoll, Tom Driscoll, Corinne Manning, and Rachael
Caldwell of Norwell, Jillian Egan of Hanover, Alexandria Huntington
of Scituate, Madeline Curley of Cohasset, Raisa Hoffman of
Marshfield, Jamie Connor of Plymouth, Kevin Weldon of Carver, and
Maggie Weston of Hingham. Creating the costumes, hair, and makeup
are Tempe Huntington of Scituate, Sandra Holbrook of Abington,
Maggie Russell and Abby Russell of Norwell. Set assistance is by
David Caldwell of Norwell. The Sound Operator is Amanda Wilson of
Hanover. Running concessions is Kevin Doyle of Norwell. Doing the
program is Julie Alcott of Rockland. Directing “Our Miss Brooks” is
Dreamchasers Artistic Director Rosann M. Weeks.
Performances are Friday, March 17th at 7 p.m.,
Saturday, March 18th at 2 and 7 p.m., and Sunday, March 19th at 2
p.m. All performances are held at Dreamchasers home, The Norwell
Grange Hall, 142 Main Street in Norwell. Tickets are $10 for general
admission, $8 for Senior Citizens and Students, and $5 for
Dreamchasers Students. Tickets go on sale at the theatre thirty
minutes prior to each performance. Reservations can also be made by
calling Dreamchasers at 508-224-4548. There is a special final Dress
Rehearsal of “Our Miss Brooks” on Thursday, March 16th at 4 p.m. to
which Senior Citizens are invited free of charge. Registration is
also now in progress for Dreamchasers upcoming Spring Theatre
Classes which begin the week of April 3rd. For information on any of
Dreamchasers programs visit www.dreamchaserstheatre.org or call
508-224-4548.
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