Scripps Ranch Theatre Presents “Mary’s Wedding”
Scripps Ranch Theatre continues its Season 45 with “Mary’s Wedding” written by Stephen Massicotte. Directed by Kate Rose Reynolds, the production runs from Friday April 4 through Sunday, April 27 on the campus of Alliant International University, located at 10455 Pomerado Road, San Diego, 92131. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.
Mary and Charlie meet in a deserted barn and begin a whirlwind romance. But World War I is looming, and the lovers must part as Charlie joins the war effort and Mary is left alone with her dreams. This deeply romantic dream-play is an exquisitely personal examination of the cost of war.
The talented cast includes Dennis O’Connor and Lilliana Talwatte.
Director Kate Rose Reynolds shared “I have had a decade-long love affair with Mary’s Wedding, ever since I was lucky enough to perform in it in upstate New York. The show is a powerful, poignant balancing act – deeply romantic without veering into melodrama, heart-wrenching while still feeling hopeful, highly theatrical without seeming contrived. Even the writing reflects this dichotomous nature; Massicotte transports us with rich, poetic narration, and then grounds us with charming, everyday dialogue. It’s a rare gem of a play that feels both familiar and entirely fresh and inventive, that can speak to us of love and war (two tales as old as time) and yet leave us in suspense, waiting for the next moment. The dream play structure, with its nonlinear storytelling and charged surreality, deepens the already profound emotional resonances. This highly theatrical framework allows all of the artists involved to shine – it’s a tour de force not just for the actors, but for each member of our incredible design team as well. I am thrilled to invite audience members to dream this dream with us.”
Kate Rose Reynolds is a multi-hyphenate theatre maker and the Director of Operations for Loud Fridge Theatre Group. Recent directing credits include: “Twelfth Night of the Living Dead,” “We Lovers” (SD Fringe Festival Critic’s Choice Award), “Ripped,” “The Pandemusical Diaries,” “Straight”(Loud Fridge Theatre Group). She also serves as the resident Technical Director for Chequamegon Children’s Theatre in northern Wisconsin. www.katerosereynolds.com
Patrons can purchase Tickets online at https://scrippsranchtheatre.org or call 858-395-0573.
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