NewsPHOTO CALL: Ali Ewoldt, James Ludwig, Jefferson McDonald and Alyssa H. Chase Star in Rarely-Seen Tennessee Williams Work in Cape CodWellfleet Harbor Actors Theater's relationship with the Tennessee Williams Festival continues year with the rarely-seen Period of Adjustment, directed by Michael Unger. The four-person cast stars Ali Ewoldt (Les Miserables), James Ludwig (Spamalot), Jefferson McDonald and Alyssa H. Chase.
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September 15, 2014
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Ali Ewoldt, James Ludwig, Jefferson McDonald and Alyssa H. Chase Star in Rarely-Seen Tennessee Williams Work in Cape Cod
Period of Adjustment was written in response to the comment of a Hollywood columnist that said Williams’ plays were always “plunging into the sewers.” But Williams also said, “I would like to write a happy play for a while. Maybe some day I will suddenly become hilarious.”
The story and the comedy contribute to a hopeful ending - but it takes four tragically mismatched people to make harmony out of these two couples and the world of High Point, Tennessee.
Performances continue through Sept. 21. Visit www.what.org for tickets and info.
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Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater is the award-winning theater company that inspired “a new vigor for theater on the Cape” (New York Times). In honor of the theater’s namesake, Julie Harris, WHAT continues to be a sounding board for new and bold ideas, presenting “continually adventurous theater” (Boston Globe), and year-round programming.
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