by RICHARD WOLF

OCT 23-25, 30-31 and NOV 6-7 | 2009

MYSTERY/DRAMA | WORLD PREMIERE by Fernandina Beach’s Richard Wolf. Acquitted of the ax murders of her father and stepmother in 1893, Lizzie Borden lived another 34 years and stayed right in Fall River, Massachusetts. Many of the events in her life during those subsequent years were both bizarre and fascinating as this compelling play reveals.

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directed by JACK BARNARD

with KAREN GARRETT as Lizzie Borden  •  SUSAN ROCHE as Emma Borden  •  REDGIE GUTSHALL as Gus   •  GRETTA RUSSE as Nance O’Neill  •  DAVID BOYER as Hosea Knowlton, Mr. Tilden, and Andrew Borden  •  ISOM STEVE PHILIPS as Judge Dewey, Reverend Jubb, and Mr Thurber  •  KYLE SIEG as Ray  •  THOMAS RUSS as Charles Holmes and Andrew Jennings  •  CARLEY MULLEN as A Young Girl  •  MARGARET HENNESSEY as Bridget Sullivan  •  CLAYTON ZEROSKI as Eli Bence

REVIEWS & ARTICLES

Tamara McClaran, SHORELINES: “The title role is adeptly performed by Karen Garrett, whose portrayal captures Borden’s emotional highs and lows throughout the show… Redgie Gutshall delivers a memorable performance as the cynical newspaper man, Gus.” … READ FULL REVIEW

Dick Kerekes, EU JACKSONVILLE: “I liked Richard Wolf’s script and it kept our interest, with its focus on aspects of Lizzie’s life that have received little prior attention on stage. This play has great potential… Don’t miss this one. Even though you know the ending, the journey getting there is interesting.” … READ FULL REVIEW

Tamara McClaran, SHORELINES: “Lizzie lived well after the trial, but she was shunned by the townspeople, Barnard said. She was an outcast, but she never left.” … READ FULL ARTICLE