Old Ringers
Joe Simonelli
DIRECTOR
2nd Act Players
Northminster Presbyterian Church
Evanston, Illinois, Fall 2019
Four Senior women amid intense economic struggles must find a more creative way to earn a decent income. For its sold-out run, Ward's production, placed in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood, is unrelentingly humorous.
"We all agreed early on that this was an opportunity to truly represent the performance range of older actors," Ward says. Watching these women jump around the stage, cracking whips and wearing sexy lingerie, you definitely forget the grandmothers you've seen them play in more traditional plays.
"Darling. Funny. Truthful. Loved seeing seniors. I'm one."
-Theatre-goer
Production Team
Stage Manager: Kathryn McNall
Assistant Director: Carolyn Frank
Intimacy: Sophia Sinsheimer
Costuming: Carolyn Frank
Lighting Consultation: Ruth Hudson
Director: Mitchell J. Ward
Cast
Amanda: Camille Oswald
Diane: Julie Mitre
Verna: Debra Rodkin
Kathy Ann: Sandy Gulliver
Rose: Valerie Gorman
Harry: John Frank
Tony: Ryan Hall
Photos by Jerry Alt