The Old Globe
The Old Globe presents the West Coast premiere of “Little Women” by Kate Hamill. This brand-new version of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel about Jo March and her three unforgettably distinct sisters is presented in association with Dallas Theater Center and is directed by Sarah Rasmussen (artistic director of Jungle Theater, which originally commissioned the play). “Little Women” will run Saturday, March 14 through Sunday, April 19, 2020 on the Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage in the Old Globe Theatre, part of the Globe’s Conrad Prebys Theatre Center.
Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel of the March sisters is beloved by
generations of readers. Now her heartfelt story of Jo March and her three
unforgettably distinct sisters, Meg, Beth, and Amy, comes to the stage in a
brand-new version that honors the spirit of Alcott’s original while freshly
interpreting it for a new era. The West Coast premiere of her sparkling
adaptation will have audiences falling in love with the March sisters all over
again as they grow from young girls to little women.
The cast includes Andrew Crowe as
Robert March, Jennie Greenberry as
Meg March, Lilli Hokama as
Amy March, Louis Reyes McWilliams as
Laurie Laurence, Liz Mikel as
Marmie, Alex Organ as John
Brooks, Pearl Rhein as
Jo March, Mike Sears as
Mr. Laurence and Mr. Dashwood, Maggie
Thompson as Beth March, and Sally Nystuen Vahle as Hannah, Mrs. Mingott, and Aunt March.
The creative team includes Wilson
Chin (scenic design), Moria
Sine Clinton (costume design), Marcus Dilliard (lighting design), Sean Healey (sound design), Earon Chew Nealey (wig and makeup
design), Robert Elhai (original
music), Kristin Leahey (dramaturg), Joel Ferrell (movement coach), Kelly Gillespie, CSA (casting),
and Megan Winters (production
stage manager).
Artistic Director Barry Edelstein offered, “In the hands of two visionary women of the American theatre, the dazzling playwright Kate Hamill and the endlessly inventive director Sarah Rasmussen, the novel’s genius endures, and the captivating March sisters spring to brand new life. Hamill and Rasmussen build imaginative bridges between the Americas of the 19th century and the 21st.”
The Old Globe is located in San Diego’s Balboa Park at 1363 Old Globe Way. For
tickets and information, call (619) 234-5623 or visit www.BalboaPark.org.
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