![Old Library Theatre Presents "The Robber Bridegroom"](https://www.newjerseystage.com/events2018/RobberBridegroom.jpg "Old Library Theatre Presents "The Robber Bridegroom"")
(FAIR LAWN, NJ) -- Old Library Theatre presents The Robber Bridegroom from February 16-25. Set in eighteenth-century Mississippi, the show follows Jamie Lockhart, a rascally robber of the woods, as he courts Rosamund, the only daughter of the richest planter in the country. The proceedings go awry, however, thanks to a case of double-mistaken identity. Throw in an evil stepmother who’s intent on Rosamund’s demise, her pea-brained henchman and a hostile talking head-in-a-trunk, and you have a rollicking country romp.
The production is directed by Alyse M. Neubert and features Music by Robert Waldman, Book and Lyrics by Alfred Uhry; Musical Direction by David Shirley; and Choreography by Alex Acevedo.
The cast includes: Brandon Conti (Jamie Lockhart); Eric Parkin (Clement Musgrove); Mollie Gash (Salome); Lauren Taylor Berkman (Rosamund); Lauren Green (Raven/Goat's Mother); Jesse Bush (Goat/Airie); James Gerard Russo (Big Harp); Noah Brendemeuhl (Little Harp); Brandon Emann (Ensemble); Kaitlyn Gandolfi (Ensemble); Pearl Hart (Ensemble); Frank Riccobono (Ensemble); Lindsay Rich (Ensemble); Joanna Sigurdsson (Ensemble).
Show dates are February 16, 17, 23 and 24 at 8:00pm and February 18 and 25 at 2:00pm. General admission. Adults – $20 | Seniors (60+) – $18 | Children Under 12 – $12. For tickets, call (973) OLT-4420, email info@oldlibrarytheatre.net, or purchase online.
Performances take place in the Fair Lawn Community Center, 10-10 20th Street. Fair Lawn NJ.
About the Director:
Alyse M. Neubert is thrilled to be joining Old Library Theatre this season as director for The Robber Bridegroom. She holds a BA in Theatre Performance and Directing from Fort Lewis College in Durango Colorado, and an MFA from The Accademia dell’ Arte in Arezzo, Italy where she studied Physical Theatre with an emphasis in dance and choreography in relation to devised and new works for the stage. During her years training abroad, she trained in Roy Hart Vocal Technique, with Teatro C’Art Contemporary Clown Theatre, and FLIC Circus School where she focused in Aerial apparatus, object manipulation and applied acrobatics. Her final year in her graduate training, she held residencies with Familie Flöz in Berlin, and Divaldo Continuo Theatre in the Czech Republic. Recently she co-wrote (Mollie Mook-Fiddler) and directed an original adaptation of Alice in Wonderland. She has choreographed for theatres all over Colorado and the 4-corners area but Urinetown (Fort Lewis College), Chicago (Thingamajig Theatre) and You’re a Good man Charlie Brown rank among her favorite productions. Her favorite performances have been Little Women, the Musical (Jo March), You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown (Snoopy and Lucy), Chicago (Velma Kelly) and Les Miserables (Epponine). Her love of musical theatre has led her to write, direct and choreograph several full-length plays, dance musicals and numerous short pieces with her co-creator Matthew Dranzik.
