Muncie Civic Presents Anne of Green Gables

Muncie Civic Theatre, Delaware County’s historic 76-year old arts leader, presents ANNE OF GREEN GABLES on March 28, 29 and April 10, 11, 18 & 19at 7:30pm as well as April 6 at 2:00pm. Tickets for the show are $15 for adults, $6 for college students and $5 for high school age or younger. The production is rated G. All performances will be on the main stage at Muncie Civic Theatre, 216 East Main Street, Muncie, Indiana. Tickets are available by calling 765-288-PLAY or at the Box Office.

In ANNE OF GREEN GABLES, Green Gables is the home of the lovable Matthew Cuthbert and his stern sister, Marilla. They agree to adopt a boy to help with the farm work. Imagine their consternation when Anne Shirley, a girl in her teens, is sent by the orphanage by mistake! Anne touches Matthew's heart with her vivid imagination and her charitable viewpoint, but it takes time to reach the tender heart beneath Marilla's hard exterior. This dramatization captures the charm and excitement of L.M. Montgomery's literary classic. Audiences follow the young orphan from her first encounter with her austere guardian to her thrilling graduation from Queen's Academy. All the tragedies and triumphs that mark Anne's growth from adolescence to early adulthood are here: her friendship with Diana, her feuds with Gilbert, her adoration of Matthew, the mistaken wine bottle, the cake disaster, the broken leg, the scholastic achievements, and the saving of Green Gables. Whether audiences are "old friends" of Anne's or meeting her for the first time, this play will foster a lasting friendship between them and one of literature's most unforgettable characters.

ANNE OF GREEN GABLES is directed by Civic Executive Director Marty Grubbs and features performances by a combination of Civic veterans and young performers, many of whom have matriculated through Civic's Young Actor's Workshop program. Included in the cast are Wanita Spence, Charles Retherford, Emily Wolfert, Linda Sherfick, Hillary Metzger, Skylar Etchison, Cody Freeman, Stephen Dean, Kathy Rapkin, Sue Templin, Lisa Walker, and Anessa Mosier..

For tickets and information call 765-288-PLAY.