Medford Resident in featured role in Next Fall for the Wellesley Players.

The Wellesley Players are currently in rehearsal for Next Fall.  The Play features both new faces and seasoned Wellesley Players in this Tony Award-nominated and stunning play.   Currently in residence at the Arsenal Center for the Arts in Watertown, the Players will perform Next Fall in the Black Box Theatre May 2-11, 2014.  Tickets are now on sale.  The Black Box Theatre is an intimate space and a perfect environment for exploring this lighthearted, yet thoughtful, play.  Please purchase tickets early.  This is a must see this season! 

Geoffrey Nauffts’ NEXT FALL takes a witty and provocative look at faith, commitment and unconditional love. The play’s central story focuses on the five-year relationship between Adam and Luke, exploring the internal, social, and familial obstacles faced by a same-sex interfaith couple. One an atheist and one a devout Christian, the two men struggle to reconcile their differences and accept themselves and each other.  This timely and compelling new American play forces us all to examine what it means to “believe” and what it might cost us not to. 

Medford resident Anne Damon is cast as Arlene, Luke’s mother, once a wild woman, now reformed.  She is new to Wellesley Players.  She comes to this production attracted by the script which “takes a turn that is much more thought provoking and unexpected than just a brief synopsis of what happens would lead you to believe.”  Anne was intrigued by her character who has “so many layers and so much more to Arlene than you might think from just meeting/seeing her at the start of the play.” 

The script will draw you in and make your think about your own life.  As Anne said, “I think all of us have struggled at some point with of what we might have done differently in our lives, how we would change our dealings with our loved ones, sometimes when it’s too late.” 

Anne, who loves puzzles and games, edits a weekly website of games specifically designed for seniors.  

Performances: May 2-4 and 8-11, 2014.  Performances will be at the Arsenal Center for the Arts, Black Box Theatre.  Tickets are now available.  www.ticketstage.com/WP.  Reserve your seat early!