CRESTVIEW — View From the Stage will present Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women” next weekend on the Warriors Hall stage.
The community theatre group's production — based on Alcott's books, published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869 — is about the March girls, their mother and aunt, and Theodore “Laurie” Lawrence, the boy next door.
Stage veteran Nick Trolian directs a cast including:
• Douglas Black as Laurie
• Val Trolian as Jo March
• Teagan Faust as Meg March
• Tatiana Kenkel as Beth March
• Braya Faust as Amy March
• Meg Erlacher as Aunt March
• Nancy Sabol as Aunt Carol.
“This adaptation of the Louisa May Alcott literary classic is perfect for our young adult actors that have had very few roles available to them in previous productions,” producer and assistant director Berit Faust said.
“It’s a heartwarming tale that celebrates family bonds, personal discovery and coming of age that I think will really appeal to our local audience.”
Faust said Trolian brought the script to her shortly after last fall’s run of “12 Angry Men."
Both knew it was perfect for the young thespians.
“I picked ‘Little Women’ because it allowed us to cast eight younger actors, all under 20 years old, in principal roles, giving them a chance to show the community what they are capable of,” Trolian said.
The cast soon formed the bonds of a theatrical “family," Faust said.
For some players, that was easy.
“We have two sets of siblings in this show,” Faust said, including Douglas Black and Tabitha Walsh, and her own daughters, Teagan Faust and Braya Faust, real life sisters portraying stage sisters.
WANT TO GO?
WHAT:“Little Women," View From the Stage's adaptation of the Louisa May Alcott novel
WHEN:7 p.m. July 24 and 25; 2 p.m. July 26
WHERE:Warriors Hall, Whitehurst Municipal Building on Stillwell Avenue at Industrial Drive, Crestview
COST:$12; tickets available at ViewFromTheStage.com or at the door 30 minutes before each performance.
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This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: NEXT WEEKEND: Classic coming-of-age story hits Crestview stage