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History of the Roses

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Other Programming at the Arts Center...

Past GP Seasons....

2009-2010
The Foreigner
History of the Roses
Not on this Night
The Miracle Worker
Over the River and through the Woods
The Importance of Being Earnest

2008-2009
Nunsense
The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940
A Christmas Carol
Footloose
Bottoms Up
Love, Sex, and the IRS

2007-2008
Academia Nuts
Two by Two
The Wizard of Oz
We the People
The Madwoman of Chaillot
Our Town

2006-2007
How the Other Half Loves
The Fantasticks
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
Into the Woods
The Road to Mecca

2005-2006
Cemetery Club
Little Shop of Horrors
No Sooner Won Than Wed
Laura
Quilters

2004-2005
1776
A Voice of My Own
The Pirates of Penzance
Run For Your Wife
Pippin

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Show Times: Friday & Saturday nights @ 8 pm, Sunday afternoons @ 3 pm

October 30, 31, November 1, 6-8

An original play by Lowell Williams which takes place simultaneously in the 1990s and the 1920s and is set in Portsmouth, NH. This play was inspired by Portsmouth's Langdon House.

Playwright...

The Director....

Scott Severance (Director) is a 25 year veteran of the professional stage, having appeared in over 300 productions and directing nearly 100 more during his career.  He won Best Director Honors at the NHTA two years in a row (Les Miserables in 2003 and Into the Woods in 2004) with the Peacock Players in Nashua, NH, for whom he served as Artistic Director for six years.  He has directed productions for the Palace Theatre, Seacoast Rep, the Bell Center, Derryfield Rep, and the ActorSingers.  As an actor he has won numerous awards, including a Seacoast Spotlight as Best Actor for Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof in '06.  Other favorite roles include Ben Franklin, Oscar Madison, Pseudolus, Nick Bottom, Captain Hook, and the Cowardly Lion.  Scott appeared in the 20th Century Fox film Fever Pitch, and recently won the NH Theatre Geeks Fantasy Baseball Championship.

Lowell Williams (Playwright) Other works include The Warmth of the Cold (NHTA Best Original Play 2006), and Six Nights in the Black Belt, which will receive a NYC debut with the Negro Ensemble Company next year. Lowell holds an MFA from Goddard College and is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America.

The Cast...

Alisha Finneran (Sarah) After years of wanting to break into acting, this January Alisha finally began classes with the New Hampshire Theatre Project in Portsmouth and is making her theatrical debut in History of the Roses. While being too chicken to try out acting, she majored in anthropology and minored in French at the University of Maine at Orono. Alisha resides in South Berwick with her husband Mike and chihuahua Tino. She would like to thank Scott for his amazing/entertaining direction and giving her the opportunity to play Sarah; Lowell for creating such a moving play; and the cast for being so supportive and talented. Enjoy the show!

Lesley Hamblin (Elisha, Mail Delivery, Lawyer) joins Garrison Players for the first time and from a recent summer season with Hackmatack Playhouse, Berwick. She has also been seen in Murder in the Cathedral, York Beach and A Christmas Carol at the Players Ring, Portsmouth. Lesley has had a long association with Community Theater in England in numerous productions over the years.

Richard Harris (Cyrus) has appeared in two dozen productions at the Players' Ring in Portsmouth since 2001.  Most recent of these are Julius Caesar, Play Ball and Gay Bride of Frankenstein. History of the Roses is his first show with Garrison Players.

Rae Evelyn McCarey (Winnie/Katie) has been performing on both community and professional stages in New England for over 15 yrs.  Although this is Rae's 1st production with GP it is her 2nd time acting in an original Lowell Williams play.  Rae's latest roles were Myrtle Mae in Harvey and Jane Astin in Brigadoon.  Both productions were for the professional 2009 summer stock season at The Barnstormers Theatre.  Rae was twice nominated for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress for last year's New Hampshire Theatre Awards 2008.

Heather Rudzenski (Amber) is proud to be a new face among the Garrison Players. Heather has performed on stage since she was a very young age and continued to do work in New York. She recently finished a film called Baggage, written and directed by Jennifer Hall, which can be found on IMDB within the year. Thanks to Mom, Dad and GeeGee for all the love and support and to my summer crew for being my net. To bug, buzz!

Tim Robinson (Ryan) first set foot on a stage at the age of 5 and has been a performer ever since, working in the business in his native UK until, at the age of 37, he had the opportunity to live and work in the US. Since that time 25 years ago, he has appeared in, or directed, literally hundreds of shows for companies around the state including spending the last eleven summers working with Hackmatack Playhouse.

Matt Smith (John/Steven) hails from Dover, NH, and lives with his lady Amanda and corgi Pogo con Queso, the Illustrious Baron von Stubbylegs. He has been in a handful of plays over the past 3 years up and down the seacoast, and was seen last season in GP's Bottoms Up. Besides acting on the side, he also enjoys playing in music groups with his collection of antique saxophones and singing. Don't let this thespian fool you though; Mr. Smith has two academic degrees under his belt focusing in the field of  social psychology. His future aspirations include teaching, getting dinner ready when Amanda comes home, and actually working on the new house.