[NEohioPAL] Canal Fulton Players- Our American Cousin Opens April 9 in Peninsula, Ohio and April 16 in Canal Fulton, Ohio

[David Van Gaasbeek via NEohioPAL]

our American cousin opens on april 9 at the gar pavilion in peninsula and april 16 atthe salt box ministries
            On April 9, 1865, after four yearsof bloodshed, Robert E. Lee, commander of the Confederate Army of NorthernVirginia, surrendered what was left of his force to Ulysses S. Grant, commanderof all Union armies, at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia.  The surrender touched a great deal of sorrowin the South and caused a great deal of celebration in the North.  Five days later, that joy was changed tosorrow as John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford’sTheatre in Washington, DC as he was watching Our American Cousin by Tom Taylor. Lincoln died the next morning without regaining consciousness.
            The Canal Fulton Players will bepresenting this play in commemoration of the one hundred fiftieth anniversaryof the assassination.  On April 9-10, theplay will be presented at the GAR Pavilion, 1785 South Main Street, Peninsula,Ohio at 7:30 pm.  This is a dinnertheatre in which pierogis, chicken, vegetables, salad, and dessert will beserved at 6:00 pm.  The cost of admissionis $25.00 per person for the dinner and the play, and $10.00 for the play.
            On April 16-17, the play will bepresented at the SALT Box Ministries, 408 West Market Street, Canal Fulton,Ohio at 7:30 pm.  There will be no dinnertheatre for these two performances.  Costof admission is $8.00 for adults and $6.00 for seniors and children under theage of twelve.
            OurAmerican Cousin is a comedy where pratfalls and body language takes a greatdeal of the actors’ times.  Starring GeriMarken as Florence Trenchard, Matt Farkas as Asa Trenchard, Josh Rowe as LordDundreary, Zach Donahue as Harry Coyle, Ken Hutchinson as Abel Murcott, JenNeal as Mary Meredith, Lauren Landis as Mrs. Mountchessington, Madison Witte asAugusta, Laura Haines as Georgina, Mike Pfiffmer as Mr. Binnie and JohnWickens, Drew Hutchinson as Mr. Buddicombe, and David Van Gaasbeek as SirEdward Trenchard, Our American Cousin willhave the audience in stitches the whole night.
            An added dimension will be theattendance of President Abraham Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, Clara Harris, MajorHenry Rathbone, John Wilkes Booth, the American Secret Service, and CongressmanThaddeus Stevens of Pennsylvania.  Youwill just have to attend to see what happens. For tickets at the GAR Pavilion, please contact Rebecca Urban at330-657-2528 or visit the website at www.peninsulahistory.org.  For tickets at the SALT Box Ministries,please call David Van Gaasbeek at 330-494-1022 or 330-854-4387.
            Each performance will have a shorttalk on the assassination by Carol Zeh, a retired school teacher from PerryLocal Schools and an ordained minister.
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