‘Morning’s at Seven’ opens this week at PCPH

Esther (Vickie Parker) and husband David (Ric McFadden) are both dismayed by the contents of a letter exposing some family secrets in the Putnam County Playhouse production of “Morning’s at Seven,” which runs Sept. 14-16 and Sept. 20-23.

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The Putnam County Playhouse 62nd season comes to a close with a production of Paul Osborn’s comedy “Morning’s at Seven.”

It will be onstage Sept. 14-16 and Sept. 20-23.

Tickets are on sale at the box office only and can be reserved by calling 653-5880 Monday through Saturday from 5-7 p.m. All tickets are $15, and curtain time is 8 p.m. each evening.

Jack Randall Earles is the director. He is assisted by Sandi Rossok. Stage manager is Brandon Wunderlich.

The production is sponsored by The Whisk.

Appearing in the play are Vickie Parker, Shelly McFadden, Kathy Arnold and Kathi Elliott as four strong-willed sisters who live in a small Midwestern town in 1923. Rivalries and secrets all come forward during one weekend.

Three of the sisters are married. Playing the husbands are Jim Elliott, Marc Adams and Ric McFadden. The grown son of one couple is visiting for the weekend with his girlfriend. They have been engaged for 12 years, and this might be the weekend the wedding is finally decided upon. Playing the son is Dustin Bond, and his intended is played by Kate Baughman, making her PCPH debut.

The set was designed by Linda Gjesvold with assistance from Cameron Wunderlich (who also did the props and works on the stage crew) and Anna Harris. Lighting design was by C. Wunderlich and Bond, who also did the sound design.

Ben South is the sound technician. Shelby Merrill is running the sound board, and Bart Jones is running the light board. Also working on the stage crew is Jennifer Wunderlich. Costumes are by Shelly McFadden.

Theodore Swanson (Marc Adams) is excited that his nephew, Homer (Dustin Bond), is engaged to Myrtle Brown (Kate Baughman) in the Putnam County Playhouse production of “Morning’s at Seven,” which runs Sept. 14-16 and Sept. 20-23. Homer’s parents, Ida (Kathi Elliott) and Carl (Jim Elliott), are also excited because now they can get Homer out of the house.

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