“Litchfield is our Home” Encore Performance
An encore performance of “Litchfield is our Home” – directed by Tim Nelson – will be performed at the Litchfield Opera House on Thursday, November 6th at 7 p.m. Admission is $5.
Nelson says the musical was originally done in 2019 to celebrate Litchfield’s 150th anniversary, and it is being reprised to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Litchfield Opera House. He says he assembled many of the cast members from the production which was done 6 years ago – some from Litchfield and some from the Rose Center Theater in California – and there are about 16 characters from Litchfield’s past in the production.
Nelson says some examples include Keith Johnson who will be playing Music Olson who led the town’s band around the turn of the century – 1900 – when the Litchfield Opera House was built, his wife – Mary – who will be playing Norma Berke who did a 10 a.m. radio news show for many years, and himself who will play the town’s founder, railroad man E.D. Litchfield.
Mary says she grew up in Detroit and met Tim after they had both moved to California and were auditioning for the same show, but she’s gotten to know Litchfield after visiting here over the years, and now she and Tim live in both Litchfield and California.
Tickets for “Litchfield is our Home” can be reserved ahead of time by calling 714-793-1150. Just leave your name and the number of tickets you would like, and then pay for them at the door on November 6th. The show is about an hour long.
