ELMIRA – The Elmira Theatre Company will be presenting Pearl Gidley from Feb. 2 to 11, the tale of the Gidley sisters, Pearl and Edith, who live in Blyth, Ontario.
Directed by Kathleen Sheehy and produced by Iros Miltenburg, the show will play at the Elmira Theatre’s new location at 60 Arthur St. South in Elmira in St. James’ Church.
Inspired by a true story, the Gidley sisters have occasionally taken in boarders to help pay the bills.
Their friend, George, is a piano tuner with cerebral palsy who tunes Pearl’s piano annually and is also involved with helping young American men dodge the Vietnam war draft in the US.
George asks them to provide room and board for a few days to a young man he calls Charles.
Over the course of the next few days, Charles and the Gidleys learn deeply personal things about each other, and about themselves.
These revelations galvanize the next steps they take in their lives. Pearl Gidley is by Cambridge-based playwright, Gary Kirkham.
Shows will be presented on Feb. 2, 3, 8, 9 and 10 at 7:30pm; and will play as matinees on Feb. 4 and 11 at 2:30pm.
Doors open 30 minutes before showtime.
Tickets are $25 each and are on sale now at KW Tickets at 1-800-265-8977 or 519-578-1570 or online at elmiratheatre.com .
Call 519-669-3230 for more information or email info@elmiratheatre.com.
