MAC Theatre Guild to Present Comedy, "Harvey"

The affable characters of Elwood P. Dowd and his imaginary, 6’3” rabbit friend, Harvey, will take the stage at Little Theatre Guild’s next performance at the Mineral Area College, Park Hills campus.
 
Performances for “Harvey” are at 7 p.m. nightly, Oct. 2-4, in the Fine Arts Theatre at the Park Hills Campus. Tickets are available at the MAC Bookstore or at the door on the night of the performances, and are $7 general admission, or $3 for MAC students and senior citizens.
 
Mild-mannered Elwood P. Dowd claims to have an unseen (and presumably imaginary) friend, Harvey the 6’3.5” rabbit. As Elwood introduces Harvey to everyone he meets, his sister, Veta, is increasingly embarrassed and has him committed to a sanitarium to spare her and her daughter, Myrtle Mae, from future humiliation.
 
The plot takes a turn when the notion of who’s crazy and who isn’t is stood on end.
 
Little Theatre Guild’s cast list includes:

• Myrtle Mae Simmons: Rachel Gann, Park Hills, MO;
• Veta Simmons: Leslea Walter, Pacific, MO;
• Elwood Dowd: Sam Gallaher, Farmington, MO;
• Miss Johnson: Kristen Stokes, Park Hills, MO;
• Mrs. Chauvenet: Lakyn Lewis, Irondale, MO;
• Nurse Kelly: McKayla Godot, Farmington, MO;
• Wilson: Theodore Barnhouse III, Doe Run, MO;
• Dr. Sanderson: Charles Bailey, Virginia Beach, VA;
• Dr. Chumley: Aaron Gamble, Potosi, MO;
• Betty Chumley: Brittney Pickett, Potosi, MO;
• Judge Gaffney: Frank Miller, Desloge, MO; and
• E.J. Lofgren: Jason Boes, Bismarck, MO.

MAC Little Theatre Guild’s next play is “Into the Woods,” performed on Dec. 3-6. Auditions are on Oct. 5 at 2 p.m. at the MAC Fine Arts Theatre in Park Hills, with 7 men, 10 women needed to fill the roles. Please be prepared with a one minute vocal audition. Bring a karaoke disc or sheet music for accompaniment (no lead vocals). A short dance routine will be taught.