Description

Gateway Players Theatre of Southbridge presents “Off She Goes” by local playwright Ed Humphries. Performances will be held on May 3 & 4 at 7:30pm, May 5 at 2pm, and May 10 & 11 at 7:30pm. All performances will be held at the Fellowship Hall of Elm Street Congregational Church, 61 Elm Street in Southbridge. Parking is available on Elm Street, or in the parking deck behind the Southbridge Town Hall. 

This production will be directed by Ed Humphries, produced by David Corkum, and the Stage Manager is Gwen O’Brien. Tickets are $18 for adults and $15 for seniors and youth under 18. Tickets may be reserved by calling Gateway at 508-764-4531. Online credit card ticket sales are available at https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/gateway-players/off-she-goes 

The cast includes: Lynn Boucher – “Ellie” Linda Bouthillier – “Anna” Tey Gallipeau – Young Ellie” Eric Hart – “Arthur” Jordan Miller – “Clark” Mikey Dearn – “Jackson” Stephen Jean – “Michael” Samantha Reynoso – “Corinne” Sean Nault – “Peter” 

Synopsis: “Off She Goes” is a comedy/drama about a British war bride, Ellie - who after saying goodbye to her husband of 60 years, moves into an assisted living community - assuming she’ll just mark time until her own time comes. But fate has other plans for her when she meets her new roommate, Anna - also a British war bride who came to the States after the war and finds she shares a surprising connection with Ellie. As Ellie flashes back to the pivotal moments of her life - the two women form a friendship and come to realize that while they may never have gone home again, maybe home has finally come back to them.