BRUSH THE SUMMER BY
Adirondack Theatre Festival
Lake Placid, 1992. Sixty-two years old, divorced, conservative and disillusioned, Ellen accidentally stumbles upon 50-something Perry, an aging hippie and vagabond bartender, sunbathing nude in the woods when her tour bus breaks down. After a hostile initial encounter, opposites attract, and Ellen and Perry become lovers for a night. Eight years later, Ellen returns to confront Perry after she learns that he has given her more than just a taste of romantic adventure.
COMING SOON
BRUSH THE SUMMER BY by Hal Corley
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Adirondack Theatre Festival @ the Charles R. Wood Theater
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director Mark Fleischer
scenic design David Esler
lighting design Matt Frey
costume design Isabel Rubio
projection design Richard DiBella
sound design Ken Goodwin
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cast: Suzannah Hay, Kevin Kelly
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photos by David Esler, Jim McLaughlin
The sleeper hit of the season! With Brush The Summer By, Hal Corey has written a funny, touching, wise and sadly relevant play. With Suzanna Hay and Kevin Kelly, he has found the perfect cast. This is a work that deserves a life after the run ends in Glens Falls ... not only thoughtful and emotionally powerful, but it includes two of the best performances you will see this summer.
–Bob Goepfert, The Saratogian
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There's much to delve into in this unique and fascinating play. What you'll also see onstage is what ATF is so brilliant at: a gorgeous production, a set that transforms the Wood [Theater] into an Adirondack Eden ... it incorporates the Wood's capacity for video and photographic projection in ways we haven't seen before.
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– Cathy Dede, Glens Falls Chronicle