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Painting Churches

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Written by:
Tina Howe

Opening: June 2, 1989

Closing: June 11, 1989

Number of performances: 7

Time:A few years ago

Setting:
Beacon Hill, Boston

Synopsis:
Gardner and Fanny Church are preparing to move out of their Beacon Hill house to their summer cottage on Cape Cod. Gardner, once a famous poet, now is retired. He slips in and out of senility as his wife Fanny valiantly tries to keep them both afloat. They have asked their daughter, Mags, to come home and help them move. Mags agrees, for she hopes as well to finally paint their portrait. She is now on the verge of artistic celebrity herself and hopes, by painting her parents, to come to terms with them and they with her. Mags triumphs in the end as Fanny and Gardner actually step through the frame and become a work of art ineffable and timeless.

Performers

FannyPhyllis Gottung
GardnerBill Hickman
MagsCristine Henry Sendra

Production Staff

DirectorMatthew Moross
ProducerMary Jean Frank
Ass't DirectorMelissa Brown
Costume DesignJenniver Sparano
CostumesAileen Decker
Lighting DesignMaura Donahue
Make-upRita Russell
Production AssistantEleanor Strack
PropertiesCathy Callan
PropertiesLynne Failing
PropertiesGary Gottung
PropertiesRita Russell
PropertiesAJ Schell
PropertiesPaul Supley
Set DesignDuncan Morrison
Set ConstructionDuncan Morrison
SoundAlan Angelo
Stage ManagerShelia Morris
PrompterCynthia Rydelnik
CastingDavid Putnam
CastingEleanor Strack
CastingKitty Taylor
Set ConstructionBill Morrison
Set ConstructionRobert Morrison
Lighting ExecutionGlenn W. Bull
Lighting ExecutionJohn Miller
Lighting ExecutionShelia Morris
Lighting ExecutionMary Rainey
Lighting ExecutionPaul Supley
Lighting ExecutionDavid Cash
Hair & Make UpMelissa Brown
Hair & Make UpJim Hulett
Hair & Make UpCourtney Frank
After Show PartyRichard Brown
After Show PartyLaurence Frank
Artwork/Logo DesignChris Wilbur

Notes on production:
Originally schedule for March of 1989, but posponed due to cast changes.