FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON Opens 11/11 at Tallmadge High School

Tallmadge High School will hold three performances of their 2010 fall drama, Flowers For Algernon.

Performances will be November 11th at 7:30 PM and November 13th at 1:00 and 7:30 PM. Tickets are $5 for Students and $8 for Adults. Senior Citizens and War Veterans are free of admission.
Flowers For Algernon was adapted by David Rogers from the novel of the same name written by Daniel Keyes. This is the compelling story of Charlie, a mentally retarded man, and the strange interweaving of his life with that of Algernon, a mouse. Experimental surgery has been performed on Algernon increasing his intelligence fourfold. The operation is tried on Charlie, who rapidly changes from a moron to a genius, far more intelligent than his teacher, Alice Kinnian, or the doctors who created the operating technique. As Charlie approaches the peak of his brilliance, Algernon shows frightening symptoms of regression. The play becomes a race against time in which Charlie tries to keep his new intelligence long enough to save himself and thus continue what he and Alice have found. This is a different kind of play: poignant, romantic, funny and tragic, but with hope of man's indomitable spirit.

The cast includes:
Charlie Gordon- Greg Grimes
Professsor Nemur- Eric Vanderpool
Doctor Strauss- Deven Fenn
Burt- Adam Kilo

Alice- Holly Wojciechowski

Mrs. Mooney- Umaraa Gibson

Mrs. Donner- Amanda Calvin

Joe- Eduard Manu

Frank- Michael Dages

Gina- Leah Gromley

Mother- Lyndsey Schley

Father- JC Standring

Norma- Valerie Kramer

Mrs. Nemur/Ellen- Karli Long

Doris/Mrs. Feldman/Chairlady- Nina DiSalvo

Little Charlie- Zach Conti

Teenage Charlie- Brandon Heppe

Jackie- Meghan Eisenberger

Annie- Ariel Lynn

Mr. Harvey- James Donovan

Connie- Vicky Bolovan

Bernice- Kaitlin Caesar

The production is directed by David Obney.

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