Nazareth Academy is proud to present “Harvey,” the Pulitzer Prize winning play about an imaginary six-foot rabbit that delivers laughs while offering a lesson about how important friendship really is and how loyalty must withstand every single challenge. There is nothing quite like the friendship between Elwood P. Dowd and his best friend, Harvey the Pooka.
“This is a good old-fashioned play about family, loyalty, and friendship – things we all need in our lives and in the world,” says Director Kim White, who plans to retire at the end of the school year. “I wanted to end my Fall Play career with a show that has the values of Nazareth Academy.”
Performances are: Thursday, Friday and Saturday, November 3-5, with an early start time of 6:30 p.m. Performances take place in the Romano Family Theatre at Nazareth Academy, 1209 W. Ogden, La Grange Park. Tickets are $15 each and can be purchased online at nazarethacademy.com beginning October 24.
The cast includes Myrtle Mae Simmons…Maryssa Zielinski (Bolingbrook); Veta Louise Simmons…Ava Bucur (Berwyn); Elwood P. Dowd…Gavin Dimit (Burr Ridge); Miss Johnson/Female Understudy…Lexi Connerty (Western Springs); Mrs. Ethel Chauvenet…Alaina Milon (Westchester); Ruth Kelly, R.N….Mia Baumel (Western Springs); Duane Wilson…Jay Conkin (Western Springs); Lyman Sanderson, M.D….Sebastian Wagner (La Grange); William R. Chumley, M.D….Harrison Gianares (Hinsdale); Betty Chumley…Sarah Prisby (Hinsdale); Judge Omar Gaffney…Jack Siffermann (Western Springs); E.J. Lofgren Understudy…Liam Ryan (Western Springs); and Understudy…Liam O’Meara (Clarendon Hills).