Photos by Neil Reynolds
Picnic
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, 1953
by William Inge
directed by Caitlin Lowans
April 2—April 19, 2009
In this classic American drama, a seductive drifter awakens a young woman's desire and disrupts the quiet lives of a small Kansas community.
"The insights in Picnic are gentle, tender and loving."
-The New York Times
"Picnic is a poignant drama, filled with likable people struggling to reach further in life than their own back door."
-Leah D. Frank, The New York Times
Starring
Leigh Barrett (Irma)
Scott Coffey (Bomber)
Lisa Foley (Mrs. Potts)
Emily Graham-Handley (Millie)
Aidan Kane (Hal)
Delilah Kistler (Madge)
Craig Mathers (Howard)
Dee Nelson (Flo)
Sarah Newhouse (Rosemary)
Ben Sloane (Alan)
Meredith Stypinski (Christine)
Press
04.16.09 A satisfying dramatic spread at Stoneham, by Thomas Garvey, The Hub Review
04.14.09 "Picnic" serves up some '50s nostalgia, but with an edge, by Louise Kennedy, Boston Globe
04.10.09 Review by Kay Bourne, EdgeBoston
04.07.09 "Picnic" brings themes of longing, loss to Stoneham Theatre stage, Amanda Mantone, Stoneham Sun
04.07.09 "Picnic" doesn't grow stale, Jenna Scherer, Boston Herald
04.06.09 William Inge's "Picnic" still timeless, Mark Sardella, Wakefield Daily Item
03.22.09 Preview on BroadwayWorld.com
Pay What You "Cans"
Thank you so much for your generosity this opening weekend. We bundled two truckloads' worth of food for the Stoneham Food Pantry!