What I Did Last Summer

Julio Miles and Henry Kraemer Photos by Ellin Beltz

Ferndale Repertory Theatre is proud to bring to the North Coast A.R. Gurney's, What I Did Last Summer, a warm-hearted, gently humorous play. Opening Thursday, June 5, with a Preview performance at 8:00 pm. All tickets for the preview performance are $5.

What I Did Last Summer continues playing every Friday and Saturday evening at 8:00 pm through June 27 with matinees at 2:00 pm on Sundays, June 8 and 15, and ends with a matinee at 2:00 pm on Saturday, June 28. Thursday, June 26 at 8:00 pm is Actor's Benefit Night where ticket proceeds go to our hard working cast and crew. Ticket prices are $10 students and seniors and $12 for general admission.For information and tickets, please call 786-5483.

Julio Miles and Henry Kraemer

The play takes place at a summer colony on the shores of Lake Erie in 1945, during the final stages of WWII. Charlie, his mother and sister have settled into their well-to-do vacation home, but without the presence of Charlie's father, who is off fighting in the South Pacific. The rebellious 14-year old struggles to fit in with his peers and, desirous of spending money, seeks employment at the home of the town outcast, Anna Trumbull, better known to summer residents as "The Pig Woman". Trumbull, a bohemian artist and former member of the "upper crust", gives Charlie a job, but with the stipulation that he take art lessons from her, which she hopes will stimulate and uncover his true potential. This story of growing-up and self-discovery addresses a wonderful list of familiar subjects that delineate the coming of age of a teenage boy, and pinpoints the foibles of the upper middle class society of which he is a product.

Julio Miles, Henry Kraemer and Fiona Zublin

A.R.Gurney, who received the 1994 Lucille Lortel for his body of work, has continued to prove prolific. His many works include Love Letters, The Fourth Wall, Far East, Scenes from American Life, Children, The Dining Room, The Middle Ages, Richard Cory, The Golden Age, The Wayside Motor Inn, Sweet Sue, The Perfect Party, Another Antigone, The Cocktail Hour, The Snow Ball, The Old Boy, Later Life, A Cheever Evening, Sylvia, Overtime, Let's Do It (a Cole Porter musical), Darlene and the Guest Lecturer and Ancestral Voices.

Julio Miles, Henry Kraemer and Fiona Zublin

Director Gene Cole has assembled a terrific cast: Henry Kraemer is "Charley"; Shirley Santino, plays his mother "Grace"; Bridget Fenner is his sister "Elsie"; Tommie Stanley is "the Pig Woman, Anna Trumbull"; Fiona Zublin is "Bonny"; and Julio Miles plays "Ted". Design artists include Daniel L. Lawrence, set, Joe Collins, lights, Sarah Arana, costume, and Gene Cole, sound. Stage management is in the capable hands of Chris Ayers.

In conjunction with the show opening, Art From the Hart gallery will present Kaleidoscope of Color, showcasing local, mosaic artists Jan Morrison, Barbara Wright, Holly Garbutt, Sarah Arana, Haley Crampton, Shannon Frischknecht, Laurel Skye, and Jude Hawk. Artists' reception for Kaleidoscope of Color will take place at 6:30 pm, June 6 at the gallery.

The Art from the Hart Gallery hours are Tuesdays through Saturdays, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Ferndale Repertory Theatre
Post Office Box 892 • 447 Main Street • Ferndale, CA 95536-0096

Tickets: (707) 786-5483 • Fax: (707) 786-5480 • Email: info@ferndale-rep.org

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