Stuffed Olive, Inc. Presents
www.stuffedoliveinc.com

IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER
A New Play by DOROTHY LYMAN

 Featuring

TIM BOHN, ABIGAIL HAWK, BRENNAN LOWERY
DOROTHY LYMAN, JEANNE LAUREN SMITH, SHANNON STOWE

Directed by KATIE McHUGH
Stage Manager: NATALIE JONES
Asst. Stage Manager: BRENNA SCHAFFELL
Sound Design: JAMES HIGGINS
Set Design: JOHANNA PAN
Light Design: ELIZABETH MAK
Associate Set Designer: LINDSEY FUORI
Assistant Set Designer: DAN WENDEL
Technical Director: JACK GILLIAT
Production Manager: MEGAN SCHADLER
Asst. Production Manager: LILLIE SOKOLSKI

Shelter Studios
244 West 54th Street (between Broadway & Eighth Avenue)
www.stuffedoliveinc.com
September 8th -23rd; Opening Night – 09/08/18

Dorothy Lyman’s IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER tackles the question that most of us will face at least once in our lifetime – what to do with the elderly. It may be ourselves, it may be our parents or relatives, but the reward for living to a ripe-old age comes along with the waning ability to be independent. Recently-widowed Elizabeth (Lyman) is attempting to maintain the farm where she has lived for over 50 years. Her daughter Betsy (Abigail Hawk) is concerned that her mother is facing an impossible task while her granddaughter Liz (Jeanne Lauren Smith) attempts to come up with a workable plan so that Elizabeth can keep her homestead. Tensions run high as each generation considers sacrifices and weighs the consequences.

The two words that come to mind about this powerful play are emotional and authentic. Beginning with the down-home country kitchen where the action takes place and a mouth-watering dinner that will get your stomach rumbling and ending with a bond between characters that will bring tears to your eyes, IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER invites you in as a part of the family. All performances are sublime and convincing; the storyline has been infused with politics and current events; and the characters will keep you company long after you have left the theater. You don’t want to miss this one!

- Laurie Lawson -