Flowers for Algernon & The Insanity of Mary Gerard | Camp Hill | July 6-22
Flowers For Algernon & The Insanity of Mary Gerard
July 6-22
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Oyster Mill Playhouse
1001 Oyster Mill Road
Camp Hill, PA 17011
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Drama
Algernon: Adapted by David Rogers. From the classic novel by Daniel Keyes. Produced by special arrangement with Dramatic Publishing, Inc.
Mary Girard: By Lanie Robertson. Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
Directed by Patrick Hughes
ABOUT THE SHOWS:
ACT I: Flowers for Algernon. This is the compelling story of Charlie Gordon, a mentally retarded man, and the strange interweaving of his life with that of Algernon, a mouse. Experimental surgery has been performed on Algernon increasing his intelligence fourfold. The operation is tried on Charlie, who rapidly changes from a moron to a genius, far more intelligent than his teacher, Alice Kinnian, or the doctors who created the operating technique. This is a different kind of play: poignant, romantic, funny and tragic, but with hope of man’s indomitable spirit.
ACT II: The Insanity of Mary Girard. In 1790, after Mary Girard becomes pregnant by another man, her husband has her declared legally insane and she is committed to an asylum. Now, Mary sits in a chair as the “furies” dance around and impersonate people from her past. By the end of this haunting and highly theatrical piece, she has grown rather convincingly into her diagnosis.
Content Note: Disturbing images
Performance Schedule
- Friday, July 6 @ 8:00 pm
- Saturday, July 7 @ 8:00 pm
- Thursday July 12 @ 8:00 pm
- Friday, July 13 @ 8:00 pm
- Saturday, July 14 @ 8:00 pm
- Sunday, July 15 @ 2:00 pm
- Thursday July 19 @ 8:00 pm
- Friday, July 20 @ 8:00 pm
- Saturday, July 21 @ 8:00 pm
- Sunday, July 22 @ 2:00 pm
TICKET INFORMATION:
All tickets: $18
CONTACT THE THEATRE DIRECTLY
Oyster Mill Playhouse
1001 Oyster Mill Road
Camp Hill, PA 17011