Painting Churches

Montgomery Playhouse in partnership with Arts on the Green presents:

Painting Churches

By Tina Howe
Directed by Mary Beth Levrio

November 6 – 22, 2015

Gardner and Fanny Church are preparing to move out of their Beacon Hill house to their summer cottage on Cape Cod. Gardner, once a famous poet, now is retired. He slips in and out of senility as his wife Fanny valiantly tries to keep them both afloat. They have asked their daughter, Mags, to come home and help them move. Mags agrees, for she hopes as well to finally paint their portrait. She is now on the verge of artistic celebrity herself and hopes, by painting her parents, to come to terms with them and they with her. Mags triumphs in the end as Fanny and Gardner actually step through the frame and become a work of art ineffable and timeless. Recommended for ages 15 & up.

The Cast
Fanny Sedgwick Church	Jane Squier Bruns
Gardner Church	David Jones
Margaret ‘Mags’ Church	Shanna Ridenour

Production Team
Producer	David Jones
Director	Mary Beth Levrio
Stage Manager	Anne Vandercook
Light Designer	Steve Deming
Light Operator	Mark Shullenbarger
Sound Designer	Matthew Datcher
Sound Operator	Chris Hawkins
Set Design	David Jones
Set Construction	Bruce Angstadt, Chris Hawkins, David Jones, Mark Shullenbarger
Costume Design	Maggie Skekel & Mary Beth Levrio
Set Dressing	Kay Coupe & Nancy Davis
Properties	Kay Coupe & Nancy Davis
Program Art	Jennifer Georgia
Stage Crew	Olivia Anderson, Cathy Lipton, Jarle Litlekalsøy, Yogesh Mudaliar, Maggie Skekel, Joseph Smithey
Load-in Crew	Kay Coupe, Nancy Davis, Steve Deming, Chris Hawkins, David Jones, Mark Shullenbarger, Scott Shullenbarger, Joy Wyne
Photographer	Scott D’Vileskis