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May 24, 2024 - Jun 09, 2024

Trying

TRYING

By Joanna McClelland Glass

May 24-June 9, 2024

By Joanna McClelland Glass

In 1967, feisty Sarah Schorr, a 25-year-old from rural Canada, goes to work as secretary for 81-year-old Francis Biddle, the patrician former US attorney general. The brilliant Biddle is now frail, sometimes befuddled, and always irascible. Inspired by the playwright’s experiences as Biddle’s secretary, the piece is a tender yet unsentimental portrait of two disparate people navigating their vast differences to form a bond of mutual admiration, consideration, and respect.   

Executive Producer: Stephen Brown and Jamie Stern

Cast:

  • Dennis Creaghan, Judge Francis Biddle *
  • Kelly McCready, Sarah Schorr *

Creative:

  • William Hayes, Director
  • David A. Hyland, Assistant Director
  • Bert Scott, Scenic Designer † 
  • Brian O'Keefe, Costume Designer
  • Addie Pawlick, Lighting Designer
  • Roger Arnold, Sound Designer

Production Crew:

  • Suzanne Clement Jones, Stage Manager *
  • Caroline Castleman, Assistant Stage Manager
  • John Santillan, Wardrobe Supervisor
  • Keshin Martin, Audio Engineer
  • Dylan Carter, Head Electrician
  • Julia Howe, Stage Crew Lead

View our digital playbill HERE!

 Tickets: $69, $89, $104

Preview Performances ($69.00):
Wednesday, May 22nd at 7:30pm
Thursday, May 23rd at 7:30pm

Opening Night ($104.00):
Friday, May 24th at 8:00pm

Performances ($89.00):
Saturday, May 25th at 2:00pm
Saturday, May 25th at 8:00pm
Sunday, May 26th at 2:00pm
Wednesday, May 29th at 2:00pm
Wednesday, May 29th at 7:30pm
Thursday, May 30th at 2:00pm
Thursday, May 30th at 7:30pm
Friday, May 31st at 8:00pm
Saturday, June 1st at 2:00pm
Saturday, June 1st at 8:00pm
Sunday, June 2nd at 2:00pm
Wednesday, June 5th at 2:00pm
Saturday, June 8th at 2:00pm

Saturday, June 8th at 8:00pm
Sunday, June 9th at 2:00pm

Trying