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MONMOUTH – Theater at Monmouth’s production of “Enchanted April,” the adaptation of Elizabeth Von Arnim’s 1920s novel, opened July 19 and will run throughout the season, including matinee and evening performances on both weekdays and weekends at Cumston Hall.
Feeling lost in the shadows of marriage and post-World War I society, two London housewives rent a villa in Italy for a ladies-only holiday, reluctantly recruiting a pair of difficult upper-class women to share the expense and experience. Under the Mediterranean sun, the women clash, bond and bloom, ultimately finding their lost selves in the garden of earthly delights.
Von Armin wrote “Enchanted April” while on a month-long vacation in Italy. Adapted first for the stage in 1925 and for film in 1935, von Arnim’s novel was also the basis for the popular 1992 film. This stage play based on the novel was originally produced in 2000 and on Broadway in 2003 with Molly Ringwald as Rose Arnott.
Director Kate Bergstrom was drawn to Enchanted April because of its focus on “an unlikely group of women who are thrown together and learn to support one another in an unbearable time by calling on the enchantment within.” While it is a play featuring characters with marital issues and those in search of a grand romance, it is most importantly about the power of women bonding and growing together.
Enchanted April features James Noel Hoban as Mellersh; Janis Stevens as Mrs. Graves; KP Powell as Anthony Wilding; Ryan Broussard as Frederick; Katie Croyle as Lady Caroline; Amber McNew as Lotty; Bibi Mama as Rose; and Maureen Butler as Costanza. Set design by Brittany Vasta, costume design by Elizabeth Rocha, lighting design by Jennifer Fok, and sound design by Rew Tippin.
For calendar and reservations, and information on discounts for educators and special ticket packages, contact the box office at 207-933-9999 or visit www.theateratmonmouth.org.
