SLO Little Theatre’s Academy of Creative Theatre (ACT) will present David Longest’s tribute to the life and work of Louisa May Alcott, LITTLE WOMEN OF ORCHARD HOUSE, January 15-31, 2016, Fridays and Saturdays at 7 pm and Saturdays and Sundays at 2 pm at the San Luis Obispo Little Theatre, 888 Morro Street in downtown San Luis Obispo. Inspired by the life and work of Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women, the play begins with Louisa May recalling her own childhood in Concord, Massachusetts. We quickly meet the real Alcott sisters and the many literary greats who visited “Orchard House” during her life there. Henry David Thoreau, once Louisa May’s teacher; Thomas Niles, her editor and publisher; Ralph Waldo Emerson, a close friend of the family; George Bartlett, a local Concord actor; and a host of other real-life characters who influenced Ms. Alcott throughout are brought to life as the fictional plot of Little Women and the real-life friends and family of Louisa May Alcott are cleverly entwined. This powerful, tender and touching play brings us new insight into the person Louisa May Alcott actually was and showers us with renewed hope in the strength of family bonds and the spirit of love.
This warm tale of love, family, and individuality is an ideal show for families who wish to introduce young children to live theater, and to the work and time of Louisa May Alcott and her famous novel, Little Women. Little Women of Orchard House is directed by Shelagh Garren and will be performed by the young, student actors of the Academy of Creative Theatre, including Christian Arteaga, Jed Authier, Kaylee Beardsley, Kailee Browning, Isaac Capp, Lydia Damron, Penny DellaPelle, Abigail Dorman, Campbell Ellery, Ella Harris, Holly Jacobson, Raegan Lunceford, Madeleine Luskey, Linnaea Marks, Sara McGrady, Cooper Morrison, Samantha Mucciacito, Sienna Ritter, Elizabeth Tharp and Allison Warren. Tickets are $13 for children and students and $20
for adults, available at slolittletheatre.org or call (805) 786-2440.