The Albright Theatre opens 40th Anniversary Season with Mary Chase's "Harvey"!

The Albright Theatre
is pleased to kick off their 40th Anniversary Season with Mary Chase's "Harvey"!

Elwood P. Dowd is an endlessly kind but odd man, whose best friend happens
to be a rascally, six and a half foot rabbit named Harvey.  To
Elwood’s  Sister, Veta, Harvey spells social death for her and for her
daughter.  Veta hits her breaking point when Harvey and Elwood embarrass
her at a social event and comes to the conclusion that Elwood requires
psychiatric help. While trying to commit Elwood to Chumley’s Rest Sanitarium,
the doctors begin to wonder if Veta might be the crazy one and commit her
instead.  Meanwhile, Elwood slips away after beguiling the sanitarium
staff, resulting in a chaotic race to locate Elwood and his mischievous friend.

Jim Oberg of Batavia
brings the lovable and eccentric Elwood P. Dowd to the stage. Elwood shares his
home with his overbearing sister, Veta Louise Simmons (Kristen Duerdoth of
Geneva), his Niece Myrtle Mae Simmons (Lisa Duchek of Batavia) and is best
friend, Harvey (played by himself and hailing from Elwood’s wildest
imagination….or DOES he???). Doctors Chumley (Bill Boggs of Elmhurst) and
Sanderson (Alexander Seymour of Aurora) tend to Dowd (and Veta!) at Chumley’s
Rest Sanitarium, and are assisted by the lovely Nurse Kelly (Nicolette Pollack
of Batavia); Wilson, the odd, yet loyal,  orderly (Jeff Pripusich of N. Aurora) and Dowd
family friend, Judge Gaffney (Regis Snyder of Batavia).  Add the bizarre Mrs. Chauvenet (Renee Merrill
of Elgin); Dr. Chumley’s better half, Mrs. Betty Chumley (Amy Setencich of
Batavia); the disinterested maid, Miss Johnson (Lauren Byckowski of St.
Charles) and a rather disagreeable Cab Driver (Michael Gustin of Batavia) to
the mix and you may begin to believe that everyone is just a little nutty! The
cast is supported by Director, Jeff Small (Elgin); Stage Manager, Erin Cauley
(St. Charles) and Producer, Jeannine Collins (Carol Stream).

Director,
Jeff Small, has experienced “Harvey” as an actor on several occasions and is
pleased to be taking the helm on his fourth production: “This is the best
‘Harvey’ cast that I have ever worked with. The comic timing is brilliant. Mary
Chase would have been proud.”

“Harvey” will run
weekends September 6 – 21. Performance times are Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm
and Sundays at 2 pm. Rated PG. The Albright Theatre Company, 100 N. Island Ave.
(3rd floor of the Batavia Government Building), Batavia, IL, 60510.
Tickets are $15 for Adults & $12 for Students/Seniors. Reservations are
recommended – please call (630) 406-8838. For more information, please visit
the Albright Theatre website at www.albrighttheatre.com.

NEW FOR THE 40TH
ANNIVERSARY SEASON!!
The Albright Theatre
Company is proud to partner with Aliano's Ristorante in Batavia
(www.alianosbatavia.com) to offer a selection of wine & beer for purchase
before the show and at intermission for Friday and Saturday evening
performances.