Upper School Fall Play, Middletown tickets on sale November 1

Middletown is a deeply moving and funny new play that explores both the beauty and messiness of life through the universe of a small American town. Middletown is written by playwright Will Eno.  Middletown is consciously modeled off one of the first “classics” in the American theatrical repertoire—Thornton Wilder’s play Our Town. 

Mary Swanson just moved to Middletown, eager to start a family and enjoy the neighborly bonds a small town promises. But when Mary befriends resident John Dodge, she is quick to discover that below Middletown’s flinchingly honest exterior lies something much more complex. Middletown is a wry, human portrait of a town with two lives, one ordinary and visible, the other epic and mysterious. *See note below about the play's subject advisory*

Show Dates:

• Friday, 11/10 @ 7:30 p.m. 
• Saturday, 11/11 @ 7:30 p.m.
• Sunday, 11/12 @ 2:00 p.m.

Ticket price: $14

Ticket purchase link: https://fsb.ludus.com/16953

Note: There is no live streaming of this event due to rights agreement.

 

Director: Robert W. Oppel

Assistant Director: Tommy Peter '04

Stage Manager: Sam Gerardi ‘24

Lighting Designer: Mai Bolster ‘25

Sound Designer: Sam Principe ‘25

Cast List

Public Speaker………………………Ethan Lun ‘25

Cop………………………………………….Khalil Lovett ‘25

Mrs. Swanson………………………..Emma Bailey ‘26

John Dodge……………………………Noah Sheasby ‘24

Mechanic………………………………..Sora Klinefelter ‘25

Librarian………………………………..Natalie Tompkins ‘25

Tour Guide…………………………….Abby Szokoly ‘26

Male Tourist…………………………Greyson Vaslow ‘26

Female Tourist…………………….Maya Pearce ‘25

Astronaut………………………………Lara Hams ‘26

Ground Control……………………...Teddy Hazlehurst ‘24

Aunt………………………………………..Sylena Christian ‘24

Sweetheart……………………………Lily Marr ‘26

Man………………………………………….Sadie Palermo ‘26

Freelancer……………………………….Daniel Porteous ‘24

Woman………………………………………Asha Chhetri ‘26

Landscaper………………………………Clai Akst ‘25

Male Doctor……………………………..Vanya Gurachevsky ‘25

Female Doctor………………………….Nico Garza ‘26

Attendant…...…………………………..Kaya Garrison ‘24

Attendant #2………………………….Max Joyce ‘27

Janitor……………………………………...Teddy Hazlehurst ‘24

*It is often difficult to issue advisories about subject matter, as sensitivities vary from person to person. This play does, however, contain an instance of suicide, alcohol and drug abuse, and staged violence. If you have any questions about content, age-appropriateness, or stage effects (such as strobe lights or theatrical fog) that might have a bearing on patron comfort, please contact Rob Oppel: roppel@friendsbalt.org.