More About the Show
THIS SHOW RUNS APPROXIMATELY 2-1/2 HOURS.
~ Please note: this production includes strobe lighting and one scene with partial male nudity.
~ We open the house 45 minutes before curtain. You may want to arrive a bit early to enjoy the show in our art gallery with a cup of coffee and one of our popular big cookies.
~ A discussion with director David Coral and cast members will follow the performance on Sunday, March 28.
~ The Sunday, April 11th performance will be audio-described, based on reservations. Click here for a description of this and other access services at TRP.
MORE ABOUT THE SHOW...
"The kind of play that reminds you of why you love theatre."
- Hartford News
Lotty and Rose barely know each other. On the surface, they share little beyond a membership in the same London ladies' club. But both are straining under the weight of dreary weather and dreary marriages. When Lotty reads an advertisement appealing to "those who love sunshine and wisteria," her heart soars with hope: a small castle on the Mediterranean in northern Italy is available to rent for the month of April. Soon she is sharing her dream with Rose, and a bond forms.
Braving their husbands' disapproval, the ladies plan a holiday without them. To help share expenses, they recruit a languid young socialite and a dour dowager. The four unlikely housemates rendezvous at San Salvatore Castle. There, under the rejuvenating, sun-drenched surroundings and the watchful eyes of Costanza, the housekeeper, spirits lighten, hearts melt and things long-dormant once more bloom.
Based on the 1922 novel The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim, the romantic comedy Enchanted April premiered in 2000 at the Hartford Stage Company. It traveled to Broadway in 2003 and was nominated for a Tony award for Best Play, with a cast including Elizabeth Ashley and Molly Ringwald. It has been twice brought to the screen, in a 1935 film and a 1992 Golden Globe-winning version with Miranda Richardson, Jim Broadbent and Joan Plowright.
THE CAST
Mrs. Graves: Candace Barrett
Lotty Wilton: Colleen Barrett
Rose Arnott: Muriel J. Bonertz
Mellersh Wilton: Thom Pinault
Costanza: Donna Porfiri
Frederick Arnott: Joel Raney
Anthony Wilding: Steve Schmalz
Caroline Bramble: Candy Simmons
ARTISTIC & PRODUCTION STAFF
Director: David Coral
Set Designer: Chad Van Kekerix
Lighting Designer: Daniel Ellis
Costume Designer: Michelle Clark
Prop Designer: Robert J. Smith
Sound Designer: Lynn Musgrave
Stage Manager: Alissa J. Blaeser