August 17, 2009
Contact:
Lisa Murray
Development & PR Director
lmurray@peterboroughplayers.org
www.peterboroughplayers.org
(603) 924-9344 ext. 105
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Anne of Green Gables Opens at Peterborough Players
Classic Children’s Story Beloved by All Ages
Peterborough, NH (August 17, 2009) – The Peterborough Players Second Company presents Anne of Green Gables, opening Saturday, August 22 at 2 p.m. This beloved children’s classic, dramatized by Joseph Robinette from the book by L. M. Montgomery, includes traditional and popular music of the period, arranged by Ellen Mandel.
Gus Kaikkonen directs the Second Company, a stellar group of interns and apprentices, who bring the story of this spunky redhead to life. Set on Prince Edward Island in the early 1900s, Anne of Green Gables captures the imagination of the young and the young at heart alike. Anne, an independent, spirited girl changes the lives and touches the hearts of all who come to know and love her.
- Anne of Green Gables
- August 22, 26, 28, & 29 at 2 p.m. and August 24 at 7 p.m.
- $8 children/students, $10 adults (suitable for age 8 and up)
- Tickets at Box Office: (603) 924-7585 or online at: www.peterboroughplayers.org
The Peterborough Players is a fully air-conditioned theatre that is handicapped accessible. Group rates are available through the Box Office.
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High-resolution photos available upon request.
The Peterborough Players, a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization, has been providing world-class theatre to local audiences since 1933. www.peterboroughplayers.org, PO Box 118, 55 Hadley Road, Peterborough, NH 03458, (603) 924-9344.
The 2009 Second Company is supported by a grant from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation-Monadnock Region and the Goyette Memorial Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation-Monadnock Region. The Peterborough Players is sponsored in part by the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Grimshaw-Gudewicz Charitable Foundation.
