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‘A Tree Grows in Brooklyn’ rescheduled for Dec. 2-4
‘A Tree Grows in Brooklyn’ rescheduled for Dec. 2-4
The Company of “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn”  Front Row:  Stella Woodhouse, Kyla Pluemer.  Second Row: Rowan Stenerson, Allicia Woodhouse, Michael Ames, Fiona Joy Sands, Amelia Ayala, Jess Carlson.  Third Row:  Becca Cooper, Leah Garner, Sarah J. Hunt, Aundrea Nundahl, Madi Crotsenberg, Sharon Zales, Troy Sands. Fourth Row:  Hadley George, Cameron Cormican, Glen Dunne, Devan Woodhouse, Addison Fish, Samantha Machovec, Zac Larson, Madelynn Huber.  Fifth Row:  Mara Delagrave, Lance Maloney, Daniel Carlson, Abigail Phillips-Durst, Jonah Zorea.  Absent:  Chay Austyn Schmitt.

After taking a pause while members of the company recovered from COVID-19 infection, UW-Platteville Richland’s Fall play will be performed in the Coppertop Theater the first weekend in December.  Performances will be Friday and Saturday December 2 and 3 at 7:30, and Sunday December 4 at 1:30 pm.  Tickets will be for sale at the door, with general admission of $15.  “Everyone’s ready to go again, and we’ll be very glad to present the show,” said Andrew Sharp, who is directing his own adaptation of the early 20th century novel by Betty Smith, that recounts her family’s struggles and triumphs in turn-of-the-century New York.  The production features a company of 29 actors and behind-the-scenes crew, bringing together both campus students and community members.