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THE ELEPHANT MAN
Brookville Community Theatre
April 11-21
[Brookville]

Cast: Carlos Baez Jr as John Merrick, Mark Van Luvender as Frederick Treves, John Wysong as Gomm/Policemen, Matthew Clifton as Ross/Porter/BishopHow,/Lord John. Sheryl Koontz as Pinhead Manager/Conductor/Snork/Duchess, Sandy Lemming as Pinhead 1/Nurse Sandwich/ Princess Alexandra & Madison Wells as Pinhead 2/Mrs. Kendall/Countess

The Elephant Man is based on the life of John Merrick, who lived in London during the latter part of the nineteenth century. A horribly deformed young man Ð the victim of rare skin and bone diseases Ð he becomes the star freak attraction in traveling sideshows. Found abandoned and helpless, he is admitted to LondonÕs prestigious Whitechapel Hospital. Under the care of celebrated young physician Frederick Treves, Merrick is introduced to London society and slowly evolves from an object of pity to an urbane and witty favorite of the aristocracy and literati, only to be denied his ultimate dream Ð to become a man like any other.

• Thu-Sat, April 11-13 at 8pm
• Sun, April 14 at 3pm
• Thu-Sat, April 18-20 at 8pm
• Sun, April 21 at 3pm

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HARVEY
Brookville Community Theatre
Feb. 8-18
[Brookville, Oh.]

Directed by Jonathan Emmert

Cast: Ashley Rickert as Myrtle Mae Simmons, Misty White as Veta Louise Simmons, Al Yarcho as Elwood P. Dowd, Sheryl Koontz as Mrs. Ethel Chauvenet, Kay Sheets as Ruth Kelly RN, Othniel Shupert as Duane Wilson, Matt Fletcher as Lyman Sanderson, John Wysong as William R. Chumley, Andrea Wintrow as Betty Chumley, Dean Shipley as Judge Omar Gaffney & Chance O’Neal as EJ Lofgren (Cabbie)

Elwood P. Dowd is an affable man who claims to have an unseen (and presumably imaginary) friend Harvey Ð whom Elwood describes as a six foot, three-and-one-half inch (192 cm) tall pooka resembling an anthropomorphic rabbit. Elwood introduces Harvey to everyone he meets. His social-climbing sister, Veta Simmons, increasingly finds his eccentric behavior embarrassing. She decides to have him committed to a sanitarium. When they arrive at the sanitarium, a comedy of errors ensues. When Veta confesses that she has seen Harvey too, the young Dr. Sanderson commits Veta instead of Elwood. But when the mistake comes out, the search is on for Elwood and his invisible companion.
When Elwood shows up at the sanitarium looking for his lost friend Harvey, it seems that the mild-mannered Elwood has had a strange influence on the staff, including sanitarium director Dr. Chumley. Only just before Elwood is to be given an injection that will make him into a “perfectly normal human being, and you know what bastards they are!” (in the words of a taxi driver who has become involved in the proceedings) does Veta realize that she would rather have Elwood the same as he has always been Ð carefree and kind Ð even if it means living with Harvey.

• Thu-Sat, Feb. 8-10 at 7pm
• Sun, Feb. 11 at 3pm
• Wed-Sat, Feb. 14-17 at 7pm
• Sun, Feb. 18 at 3pm

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