Rebecca
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Written by Daphne du Maurier
directed by Saundra Smith
Description
"Last night I dreamt I went to Manderlay again."
Set in 1930`s coastal England, Rebecca is the play version of du Maurier`s classic novel of love, hate and deceit. Brooding and moody Maxim de Winter returns from an extended trip to the continent with a young bride, less than a year after the tragic death of his first wife, Rebecca. Some of the staff of Manderlay, his country home, including Mrs Danvers the housekeeper who rules over the house, are still devoted to their former mistress, the socialite Rebecca and they find it difficult to accept the new, shy Mrs de Winter who is unsophisticated and inexperienced running a large home. In addition, Rebecca`s tragic boating accident, that took her life, seems to haunt Manderlay and its inhabitants. Was there truly an accident? is Rebecca really dead? Were Maxim and Rebecca blissfully happy? Du Maurier holds you in suspense until the last in this brilliant story. (Tynemouth Priory Theatre, 2002)
The book was written in 1938 by Daphne du Maurier. David Selznick brought the story to the attention of Alfred Hitchcock, who adapted REBECCA for the screen in 1939 with Sir Lawrence Olivier as Maxim, Joan Fontaine as the young Mrs. de Winter, George Sanders as Jack Favell, and Dame Judith Anderson as the evil Mrs. Danvers. Du Maurier wrote the stage play in 1940. In a remake of REBECCA in the 1990's, Diana Rigg played Mrs. Danvers, but in a manner much more sympathetic than du Maurier's original.
Director Saundra Smith, and her talented cast, adhere strictly to the play as written by du Maurier with the characters and setting as she originally created them in her novel.
The play is a psychologically complex ghost story which is immensely entertaining.
PRODUCTION DATES
June 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26 at 8:00 pm
June 20 at 2:30 pm
"Last night I dreamt I went to Manderlay again."
Set in 1930`s coastal England, Rebecca is the play version of du Maurier`s classic novel of love, hate and deceit. Brooding and moody Maxim de Winter returns from an extended trip to the continent with a young bride, less than a year after the tragic death of his first wife, Rebecca. Some of the staff of Manderlay, his country home, including Mrs Danvers the housekeeper who rules over the house, are still devoted to their former mistress, the socialite Rebecca and they find it difficult to accept the new, shy Mrs de Winter who is unsophisticated and inexperienced running a large home. In addition, Rebecca`s tragic boating accident, that took her life, seems to haunt Manderlay and its inhabitants. Was there truly an accident? is Rebecca really dead? Were Maxim and Rebecca blissfully happy? Du Maurier holds you in suspense until the last in this brilliant story. (Tynemouth Priory Theatre, 2002)
The book was written in 1938 by Daphne du Maurier. David Selznick brought the story to the attention of Alfred Hitchcock, who adapted REBECCA for the screen in 1939 with Sir Lawrence Olivier as Maxim, Joan Fontaine as the young Mrs. de Winter, George Sanders as Jack Favell, and Dame Judith Anderson as the evil Mrs. Danvers. Du Maurier wrote the stage play in 1940. In a remake of REBECCA in the 1990's, Diana Rigg played Mrs. Danvers, but in a manner much more sympathetic than du Maurier's original.
Director Saundra Smith, and her talented cast, adhere strictly to the play as written by du Maurier with the characters and setting as she originally created them in her novel.
The play is a psychologically complex ghost story which is immensely entertaining.
CAST
Frith
Mackey Skinner
Beatrice "Bea" Lacy
Charlotte Sampson
Major Giles Lacy
Tom Grail
Frank Crawley
Butch Priddy
Alice
Becky Freeman
William Tabb
Robert Lane
Jordan Applebe
Maxim de Winter
Wally Whitley
Mrs. de Winter
Rachel Alsdorf
Mrs. Edith Danvers "Danny"
Theresa Moore
Jack Favell
Jamie Applebe
Colonel Arthur Lanclot Julian
John McReynolds
CREW
Director
Saundra Smith
Assistan Director
Georgie Skinner
Production Manager
Gary Smith
Tech Directors
Mackey Skinner, Gary Smith
Set Design
Matt Poole
Set Construction
Mackey Skinner, Matt Poole, Gary Smith, Brad Johnson, Wally Whitley, Kelly Martin, Erich Adler, Barbara Green
Light Design
Gary Smith, Barbara Green, Carrie McRay
Lights
Carrie McRay, Barbara Green, Jim Martin
Props Mistress
Frances Thompson
Props
Julie Bailey, Kendall Thompson, Sarah Dickens, Tommy McMahon, Chris Thompson
Wardrobe Mistress
Anne Dickens
Wardrobe
Carla Start, Georgie Skinner
Set Decorator
Frannie Poole
Painters
Frannie Poole, Georgie Skinner, Carla Start, Linda McReynolds, Barbara Green, Becky Freeman, Theresa Moore, Wally Whitley, Jamey Applebe, Jordan Applebe, Jessica Maddox
Floor
Melanie Freeman, Becky Freeman
Sound
Alexandra Musgrove, David Clarke
Sound Effects
Jim Wadzinski
Music Mixer
Becky Freeman
Makeup
Frannie Poole
Prompter
Linda McReynolds
Photo Scrapbook
Our fearless leader - Saundra
Jack (Jamey), Mrs. de Winder (Rachel - she's decided Mrs. de W's given names are Sara Jane), Col. J (John), Mrs. Danvers (Theresa)
Mrs. de W. (Rachel), Maxim (Wally), Frank (Butch), Jack (Jamey)
Gary working - Matt supervising
It's so big and dark in here!
Making progress: Mackey, Kelly, Matt and Gary
What a difference a LOT of hard work makes!
The Staff: Frith (Mackey), Alice (Becky), Robert (Jordan), Mrs. Danvers (Theresa)
The happy couple: Maxim (Wally) and the Mrs. (Rachel)
Big sister and baby brother:
Maxim (Wally) and Bea (Charlotte)
And the not so happy couple: Bea (Charlotte), Maxim (Wally) and Mrs. de W. (Rachel)
Score 1 for Danny! Mrs. de W. (Rachel) and Mrs. Danvers (Theresa)
Sabotage!: The Colonel (John), Frank (Butch), and Tabb (Jordan)
Blackmail! Mrs. de W. (Rachel), Maxim (Wally), Frank (Butch), and Jack (Jamey)
The plot thickens! Col. Julyan (John), and Mrs. Danvers (Theresa)
And they live happily ever after?
The Ensemble
