A Readers Theater Production. Adapted by Nelson Bond from George Orwell
Animal Farm is a fable with a sting. Much has been written about the threat of Communism, but it remained to the late George Orwell, farsighted British author of the brilliant and frightening 1984, to expose the Russian experiment for what it really is; an idealist's dream, converted by realists into a nightmare. In a staged dramatic reading version of this timely allegory you will meet beasts whose prototypes have dominated news headlines for many fearful years. Opening on a note of joyous triumph for the creatures who have emancipated themselves from the cruel mastery of a human owner, the reading mounts inexorably to a climax of disillusionment in which the other animals discover themselves now subject to the rule of even more ruthless autocrats: the greedy, cunning pigs. Intermingling humor and drama, Animal Farm wrings the emotions of its listeners, leaving audiences shaken with the tale of a tragedy that happened in a mythical barnyard far away but could happen in our own back yard
Full cast and crew is listed in the Program (Part 1) and (Part 2)
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Click here to download a free copy if it's not already installed in your Browser: for Windows or Mac.Cast:
"Narrator/Jones" - 1LT Nate Karow
"Snowball/Benjamin" - Brian Rausch
"Squealer/Moses/Frederick" - Kathryn Nevins
"Clover/Cat" - Yvonne Siverling
"Boxer/Pilkington" - SFC Charles Ross
"Major/Napolean" - Leo Kosley
"Mollie/Muriel" - Sylvia RauschCrew:
Director - Andrew Meredith
Assistant to the Director/Understudy - Rebecca Hibschman
Sound Crew - Nick Devito & Chris Pancake
Costume Mistresses - Michiel Devito, Elfi Carberry & Sandy Sapatka
Stage Manager/Fire Warden - Belinda Frazier
Technical Director - Andrew Meredith
Assistant Technical Directors & Fire Wardens - Dane Winters & Brian RauschPerformances:
Oct. 19, 20, 26 & 27 and Nov 2 & 3 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 28 at 3 p.m.Ticket Prices:
$12 for adults; $10 for students/seniors and $8 for youth. (5-11 years)We regret children under five years of age cannot be admitted to any performance.
Season Ticket Holder Reservations begin Oct. 2. General Seating Reservations begin Oct. 9.
Non-US Military ID Cardholders must contact the Roadside Theater with passport information no later than Tuesday morning before performances for admittance.
