Miners Alley Playhouse presents
Enchanted April
By Matthew Barber
Directed by Richard H. Pegg
Miners Alley Playhouse presents
"Enchanted April" July 31through September 13. With performances every Friday and Saturday at 7:30.p.m. and Sunday's at 6 p.m. through September 7 and 2 p.m. on Sunday, September 13 (no 6 p.m. performance on Sept 13). Tickets are $20 and available by calling 303-935-3044 or online at
www.minersalley.com.
Based on the 1922 best-selling novel by Elizabeth Von Arnim, Barber fashions a romantic comedy that begins in the gloomy days of post-WWI London. From there, four ladies embark on a month-long holiday at an Italian villa in order to escape their humdrum lives. Through an ad, Rose and Lotty elicit the company of two co-renters, Mrs. Graves, a cold widow invulnerable to emotion, and Lady Caroline, a flamboyant flapper. The mix of these four ladies couldn't be a wider variety of personalities, and their interactions manifest great amusement, tension, and poignancy. Throw into the mix two self-absorbed husbands who have to prove their worthiness, a charming Italian Landlord, a scene-stealing maid and the result becomes astounding.
The cast, under the direction of Richard H. Pegg, includes Haley Johnson, Leslie Randle Chapman, Christian Mast, (last seen together in the Miners Alley production of "Move Over Mrs. Markham") James O'Hagan Murphy, David Blumenstock, Paige L. Larson, Kendra Crain McGovern and Linda Suttle.
An Academy Award-nominated film based on the novel, directed by Mike Newell, was released in 1992. A Tony Award-nominated stage play by Matthew Barber, adapted from the same novel, was presented on Broadway in 2003.
Miners Alley Playhouse presents
"Enchanted April"
Under the wisteria vines and sunny skies, four women discover their true selves, rediscover romance and forge lasting friendships.
July 31 - September 13
Fri./Sat. 7:30 p.m.; *Sun. 6 p.m. \ *Sunday, Sept 13 will be at 2 p.m. There will be no evening show on this date.
1224 Washington Avenue (13 th and Washington 2 nd floor entrance on 13 th)
Tickets: $20
Call 303-935-3044 or online at
minersalley.com