THE RAINMAKER
by N. Richard Nash
Directed by Giles Ramsay
March 16 - April 3, 2011
One of Katharine Hepburn's most memorable film roles comes to life on stage! Lizzie Curry's life on the family cattle farm in the 1930s is turned upside down when the mysterious Bill Starbuck shows up promising to relieve the town's crippling drought and bring rain.
SCREEN TO STAGE
See the movie at the Woodstock Town Hall Theater
on Thursday, March 10 at 7 pm
Brought to you by a partnership between
Northern Stage and Pentangle Arts Council.
Read a synopsis of the play here.
The run time of this play is approximately 120 minutes, including a 10-minute intermission.
Show Dates:
Wed., Mar. 16 at 7:30 p.m. ALL TICKETS $30!Thurs., Mar. 17 at 7:30 p.m. ALL TICKETS $30!
Fri., Mar. 18 at 7:00 p.m. OPENING NIGHT GALA!
Sat., Mar. 19 at 7:30 p.m. POST-SHOW TALKBACK WITH CAST!
Sun., Mar. 20 at 5:00 p.m.
Pre-show ATHENA LECTURE at 3:30 p.m.
by Dartmouth Professor Jamie Horton. "The Rainmaker: A Dust Bowl Classic"
Lecture only is FREE and open to the public.
Tues., Mar. 22 at 7:30 p.m.
Wed., Mar. 23 at 7:30 p.m.
Thurs., Mar. 24 at 2:00 p.m.
Thurs., Mar. 24 at 7:30 p.m.
Fri., Mar. 25 at 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Mar. 26 at 7:30 p.m.
Sun., Mar. 27 at 5:00 p.m.
Cast:
| Bill Starbuck | Justin Adams* |
| HC Curry | Michael Hayward-Jones* |
| File | Jon Krupp* |
| Sheriff Thomas | Richard Pruitt* |
| Lizzie Curry | Sutton Crawford* |
| Noah Curry | Joe Tapper* |
| Jim Curry | Shannon Michael Wamser* |
Production Stage Manager: Becky Lynn Dawson*
Scenic Design by Ken Goldstein †
Assistant Scenic Designer: Kathryn Kawecki
Costume Design by Tracey A. Sullivan & Anna Winter
Lighting Design by Brian Tovar
The Rainmaker is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.
* Member of Actor’s Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
† The scenic, costume, lighting and sound designers in LORT Theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the IATSE.
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