Calendar Girls

The show stars Kathleen Morrow, Barb Berry, Blaire Carroll, Maren Euwer, Kathy Williams, Kat Blackmar, Kate Dougherty, Pennie Burns, Carol Thayer and Brenda Hering as the calendar girls.

Tom Butler, Steve Carroll, Tom Burns and Bill Weiler play supporting roles.

Performances at Adult Center Theatre—will broadcast Calendar Girls, originally staged at WyEast Performing Arts Center as a Plays for Non-Profits (PNP) production in 2017. The Saturday, May 8 showing will be broadcast via Zoom link us02web.zoom.us/j/89364968240 at 4pm and 7pm. There is no admission charge, but viewers are encouraged to make a donation to the Hood River Valley Adult Center/ Meals on Wheels program at www.hrvac.org.

The play is based on the Miramax Motion Picture Movie by Juliette Towthdi and written by Tim Firth. The 2017 PNP production featured talented Gorge-area actresses who not only gave their all in the show, but bravely posed for a calendar whose proceeds benefitted a local women’s shelter and Soroptimist of Hood River’s Live Your Dream Award.

Photographer Denise Rehse-Watson created beautiful photos for the calendar with actresses in various poses in the privacy of the Columbia Gorge Hotel’s Fireside Room. The tasteful results resulted in sales of over 200 calendars.

According to director Lynda Dallman, the basic theme of Calendar Girls is that people become stronger and more resilient when working together to make a difference in their community. She is proud of this particular cast and crew as living proof that amazing things happen when working for a cause and helping people who need it the most. Or, as Margaret Mead said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world.”