Calendar Girls

by Tim Firth

directed by Emily Nicole Cameron

produced by Linda Minkoff

stage managed by Linda Minkoff and Margaret Umbsen

October 28-29, 2022 at 8 pm

November 4-5, 2022 at 8 pm

October 30 at 2 pm

When Annie's husband John dies of leukemia, she and best friend Chris resolve to raise money for a new settee in the local hospital waiting room.  They manage to persuade four fellow Women's Institute members to pose nude with them for an "alternative" calendar, with a little help from hospital porter and amateur photographer Lawrence.  The news of the women's charitable venture spreads like wildfire, and hordes of press soon descend on the small village of Knapeley in the Yorkshire Dales.  The calendar is a success, but Chris and Annie's friendship is put to the test under the strain of their newfound fame.

Based on the true story of eleven Women's Institute members who posed nude for a calendar to raise money for the Leukaemia Research Fund, Calendar Girls opened at the Chichester Festival Theatre and has since become the fastest-selling play in British theatre history.

PLEASE NOTE, THIS SHOW CONTAINS PARTIAL NUDITY.

Cast

Chris - Amy Morton

Annie - Shahn Knights

Celia - Carla Mariarosa

Cora - Fran Betlyon

Ruth - Marren Sanders

Jessie - Elizabeth Hoermann

John - James Hunt

Rod - Craig Howard

Marie - Wendy Blizard Eldredge

Elaine - Dorian Oberstein

Lady Cravenshire / Brenda Hulse - Laura Bilodeau

Lawrence / Liam - Adam DeCoste

EMACT DASH Nominations

Props - Play: Amy Morton

Supporting Performer - Male-Identifying Role In a Play: James Hunt