The Sherman Playhouse Opens With THE BAD SEED 4/22

On April 22, The Sherman Playhouse will open its 85th season of live theatre with the classic thriller, THE BAD SEED, by Maxwell Anderson.

THE BAD SEED takes place in a small southern town where the Penmarks live with their daughter, Rhoda. On the surface she is sweet, charming, full of old-fashionEd Graces, loved by her parents, and admired by all her elders. But Rhoda's mother has an uneasy feeling about her. When one of Rhoda's schoolmates is mysteriously drowned at a picnic, Mrs. Penmark is alarmed. For the boy who was drowned was the winner of the penmanship medal that Rhoda felt she deserved. What follows is an eerie, spellbinding thriller filled with unexpected twists and turns.

THE BAD SEED is under the direction of Jane Farnol of Gaylordsville.

The production features some of the region's finest actors: Campbell Coughlin (Sherman), David and Katherine Almquist (Sharon), Susan Abrams (Warren), Patrick Spaulding (New Fairfield), Bill Gilbert (West Cornwall), Peter Pecora, Adam Battelstein, Joshua Kragh (all Kent), and Vicki Sosbe, Beth Bonnabeau, Martin Rosato, and Phair Haldin (all New Milford).

THE BAD SEED runs April 22,23 29,30, May 1 6,7,8 13,14. Curtain time is 8:00 p.m. Fridays & Saturdays, with 2:00 p.m. Sunday matinees on May 1 and May 8. Tickets for all shows are $20 for general seating.

On Thursday, April 21, 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 April 22, an opening night party on will be held after the show, complete with wine and hors d'oeuvres.

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.