The Sherman Playhouse Presents THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE 7/9-31

This July, The Sherman Playhouse will debut the Tony Award-winning comedy-drama, THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE by Jay Presson Allen, based on the novel by Muriel Spark.

Set in 1930s Scotland, the play tells the story of a headstrong, passionate, eccentric teacher in a private school for girls. Jean Brodie, portrayed by Noel Desiato of Sherman, ignores the curriculum of the staid school and influences her impressionable charges with her over-romanticized world view. Dismissing the more mundane subjects, she teaches them of love, politics, and art. Her pupils are "la crème de la crème." She is a teacher who cares deeply for her girls. The problem is she cares about all the wrong things. Maggie Smith won an Oscar for her portrayal of Jean Brodie in the 1969 movie and Zoe Caldwell a Tony Award in the 1968 Broadway production.

The rest of the cast features some of the region's finest actors: David Hutchinson (Shelton), Katherine and David Almquist (Sharon), Michael Wright (Sandy Hook), Patricia Michael (Dover Plains, NY), and Peter Pecora (Kent). Miss Brodie's students will be portrayed by Bella Dumitrascu (Litchfield), Shea Coughlin (Sherman), Jerusha Wright (Sandy Hook), Sasha Krivosky (Clinton), and Abby Myhill, Becca Myhill, Abigail Heydenburg, Abby Hambidge, Phair Haldin, and Tess Harkin (all New Milford).

THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE is under the direction of Jane Farnol of Gaylordsville.

THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE runs July 9,10 16,17,18 23,24,25 30,31 Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. with two 2:00 p.m. Sunday matinees on July 18 and 25. Tickets for all shows are $20 for general seating.

On Thursday, July 8, all patrons are invited to attend a "Half-Price Preview Night" at 8:00 p.m. where all tickets are only $10. Students may see any performance for only $10 if they pay in CASH ONLY AT THE DOOR and carry a valid student ID. Students may not make reservations in advance for a performance. On opening night, July 9, a spritzer party will be held at 7:30 p.m. and all audience members are invited to attend.

Reservations can be made online at WWW.SHERMANPLAYERS.ORG or by calling the box office at (860) 354-3622. The Sherman Playhouse now accepts credit card payments both online and at the door.

The Sherman Playhouse is a local theatre company located on 5 Route 39 North (at the intersection of Route 37 and 39) in Sherman, Conn.