CLT announces cast of ‘Five Women Wearing the Same Dress’

AUBURN — Lewiston/Auburn Community Little Theatre has announced the cast of its upcoming production of Alan Ball’s comedy “Five Women Wearing the Same Dress.”
rom the screenwriter of the Academy Award-winning film “American Beauty,” comes a hysterical and touching play celebrating the bonds of womanhood. Director Jackie McDonald will be assisted by Renee Davis and producer Cody Watson.
The play takes place during an ostentatious wedding reception at a Knoxville, Tenn. estate. Five reluctant, identically clad bridesmaids hide out in an upstairs bedroom, each with her own reason to avoid the proceedings below.
The five are Frances (Alexandra Lynch), a painfully sweet but sheltered fundamentalist; Mindy (Kay Warren), the cheerful, wise-cracking lesbian sister of the groom; Georgeanne (Eileen Messina), whose heartbreak over her own failed marriage triggers outrageous behavior; Meredith (Hali Fortin), the bride’s younger sister whose precocious rebelliousness masks a dark secret; and Trisha (Heather Marichal), a jaded beauty whose die-hard cynicism about men is called into question when she meets Tripp (David Moyse), a charming bad-boy usher to whom there is more than meets the eye.
As the afternoon wears on, these very different women joyously discover a common bond in this wickedly funny, irreverent and touching celebration of the women’s spirit.
“Five Women Wearing the Same Dress” is a play about problems. From personal issues of love, sex and marriage to societal maladies like gender inequality, homophobia, and religion. It does contains adult language and themes that may not be suitable for children under the age of 16. Performances will be held at L/A Community Little Theatre Friday and Saturday, June 7-8 and 13-15 at 7:30 p.m. and June 9 and 16 at 2 p.m. For information about tickets, contact the box office at 207-783-0958 or on their website atwww.laclt.com.

The cast of “Five Women Wearing the Same Dress,” Hali Fortin, Heather Marichal, Eileen Messina, Alexandra Lynch and Kay Warren. (Submitted photo)