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.

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.