A faithful, unsentimental dramatization of the
beloved classic.
Marilla Cuthbert and her brother Matthew request an orphan boy to help
work their farm, but are mistakenly sent the high-spirited red-headed
Anne Shirley. Knowing they are ill-equipped to raise a child, Marilla
attempts to send Anne back to the orphanage. With Matthew lobbying to
keep Anne, Marilla ultimately agrees to let her stay at Green Gables.
The trials and tribulations Marilla fears come to pass as Anne insults
Marilla's best friend, "looses" Marilla's most cherished brooch, smacks
the school's prize pupil with a slate, and inadvertently gets her best
friend Diana drunk on cherry cordial. She also turns out to be bright,
charming, and resourceful, full of irresistible imagination. Marilla and
Matthew admit she is the best thing that ever happened to them, and Anne
comes to understand she is a loved, worthwhile person.
Director: Kat Brais
Producer: Mary Ann Hall
Sign Interpreted Performance December 14 at 2:00pm by Sign Language
Associates
Production Dates: Dec. 12-21, 2008
Auditions October 6 & 7
Produced by special arrangement with
Anchorage Press Plays
ESP Productions are partially supported by grants from the
The Town of Herndon, The Nelson and Katherine Post Foundation, the Virginia
Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
