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'Little Women'
The Bradley will present "Little Women." From left: Sophie Marcus (Amy), Margaret McLoughlin (Jo), Brittany-Paige Kimlingen (Meg), Katarina Bromkamp (Beth). Photo by Ty Collige.
‘Little Women’
opens Feb. 23
PUTNAM — The Theatre of Northeastern Connecticut at the Bradley Playhouse invites you to join them in a walk down memory lane when it presents the beloved classic Little Women. The show opens Feb. 23 and runs for two weekends.
Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23, 24 and March 1, 2 and at 2 p.m. Feb. 25 and March 3. Tickets are $23 for adults and $20 for seniors, students, veterans and first responders. Reservations: www.thebradleyplayhouse.org; or by calling 860-928-7887.
The TNECT production of Little Women is directed by Sarah Oschmann. The March sisters are played by Brittany-Paige Kimlingen as Meg, Margaret McLoughlin as Jo, Katarina Bromkamp as Beth and Sophie Marcus as Amy. Amy Stoelzel appears as Marmee, Bonnie Theriault is Aunt March, and Laura O’Brien is Hannah and Louisa May Alcott. Mr. Laurence is played by Jim Douglas, who also appears as Mr. Niles, with Alan Marcus playing Mr. Davis, Dr. Bangs and Father. The young men in the sisters’ lives are Laurie played by Jake Wyse, Mr. Brooke played by Jordan Miller, and Professor Bhaer played by Stephen Clarke.
This version of Little Women is adapted by Kevin M. Cunningham from the novel by Louisa May Alcott. When Cunningham set out to direct a production of Little Women, he sought a script that would authentically reproduce the voice of Louisa May Alcott’s original story. Not finding one, he decided to adapt the story himself, and produced a script that is a distillation of the original book, a faithful theatrical presentation of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women.
The one innovation he introduced was the inclusion of discussions between Miss Alcott and her editor, Mr. Niles, as she is writing the novel. He felt this gave the play a richer framework that represents the story as the product of an actual person at a specific time in history.