LAVENDER AND OLD LACE
St. Paul Players
July 27-Aug. 5
[Reading]
Cast: Michelle Knoechelman Cockerham as Miss Mary Ainslie, Chris Schingledecker as Jane Hathaway, Rachel Thorman as Ruth Thorne, Kimberly Coulehan as Bernice Carlton, Nate Marvin Huitger as Carl Winfield, Mary Benken/Sonnia Richards as Sophrony Trotter, Randy Blake as Dr. Howard Patterson, Sarah Papin as Hepsey, David Hill as Joe Pendleton & Dennis Eling as James Ball.
Mary Ainslee, a charming and gracious little lady, is a tradition in her little New England village. She never leaves her house and every night a lamp burns in her attic window. As an accommodation to her neighbor, Miss Ainslee agrees to take in her neighbor’s young niece, Ruth and they become warm friends. Carl Winsfield, young newspaper reporter with eye trouble, comes to the village. Carl falls a victim to Miss Ainslee’s charm and falls in love with Ruth. They become engaged. Carl has an accident which causes him to lose his eyesight. It is then that Miss Ainslee steps forth and fights heroically to help Carl regain his lost vision. Why should Mary Ainslee lavish so much care on a strange boy? In the last act, in a scene of poignant beauty, Mary Ainslee reveals why she has lived such a strange life. Includes dinner.
- Fri-Sat, July 27-28 at 7pm
- Sun, July 29 at 1pm
- Fri-Sat, Aug. 3-4 at 7pm
- Sun, Aug. 5 at 1pm
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