Calendar Girls
2021-2022 SEASON
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When Annie's husband John dies of leukemia, she and best friend Chris resolve to raise money for a new settee in the local hospital waiting room. They manage to persuade four fellow Women's Institute members to pose nude with them for an "alternative" calendar, with a little help from hospital porter and amateur photographer Lawrence. The news of the women's charitable venture spreads like wildfire, and hordes of press soon descend on the small village of Knapeley in the Yorkshire Dales. The calendar is a success, but Chris and Annie's friendship is put to the test under the strain of their newfound fame.
Based on the true story of eleven WI members who posed nude for a calendar to raise money for the Leukemia Research Fund, Calendar Girls opened at the Chichester Festival Theatre and has since become the fastest-selling play in British theatre history.
“It makes you laugh, it makes you cry, and it leaves you feeling better about life than you did when you entered the theatre.” - The Telegraph
Show Program
The Cast
Role | Actor |
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Cora | Rachelle Rennagel |
Chris | Lynn Langone |
Annie | Joyce Porter |
Jessie | Terri Sturtevant |
Ruth | Lisa Barnett |
Celia | Leslie Williams Ellis |
Marie | Joëlle Bochner |
John | John Correll |
Brenda | Renee Litwin |
Rod | Michael Sundberg |
Lawrence / Liam | Pierce V. Lo |
Elaine (Week 1) | Emily Miller |
Elaine (Week 2&3) | Shannon Campbell |
Lady Cravenshire | Maryann B. Post |
Production Team
Production Role | |
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Producer | Steffi Denmark |
Director | Joseph Porter |
Production Coordinator | Andrea Sickler |
Stage Manager | Hillary Pearson |
Set Design | Roy Pancirov |
Lighting Design | Ed Pearson |
Assistant Lighting Designer | Ed Whitman |
Sound Design | Gordon Wiener |
Costume Design | Fran Harrison |
Props and Set Decoration | Carol Saso |
Crew Chief | Eileen Cadorette |
Scenic Artist | Dean Sickler |