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 White Plains, NY - Archbishop Stepinac High School’s award-winning Drama Club will present Joseph Fields’ and Jerome Chodorov’s “My Sister Eileen,” the stage adaptation of Ruth McKenney’s short story series. Performances will be at 7:30 PM, Friday, November 20 and Saturday, November 21 and at 3 PM, Sunday, November 22.
All performances will be held at the Stepinac’s Major Bowes Theater at 950 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains.
The Stepinac Drama Club will also perform a special matinee show of the musical for local grammar school children as a service to the local community and to introduce young people to the world of the theater. It will be staged at 10 AM , Friday, November 20.
“My Sister Eileen”— which has been adapted from a series of short stories into a book, musical, two films, and television series as well as a play— tells the hilarious story of two sisters who flee their home state of Ohio for the glamour of the East Coast in search of fame and fortune. Little do they know of the colorful and off-beat cast of characters they will encounter along the way.
The performances— under the direction of Frank Portanova (’93), Stepinac High School Vice Principal for Academics and Curriculum and Keith Sunderland (’94), Dean of Students — will bring together a large cast of Stepinac male student actors as well as female performers from the Academy of Our Lady of Good Counsel, Ursuline High School, Maria Regina High School, Westlake High School and Our Lady of Victory Academy.
The principal roles— Mr. Appopolous, Ruth Sherwood, and Eileen Sherwood—will be played, respectively, by Albert Stanaj, a sophomore from Yonkers; Meaghan McGrath, a senior at Maria Regina and resident of Hastings and Emily Schlotman of White Plains. Other cast members include Doug Daniels, senior from Elmsford; Samer Akroush, sophomore from Yonkers and Matt Lotaj, juniors from Yonkers.
Stepinac High School’s renowned Drama Club has performed a variety of dramatic plays and musicals including “The Crucible,” “Jekyll and Hyde,” “Inherit the Wind,” and “Singin’ in the Rain.” In addition, Stepinac recently garnered rave reviews as it was chosen as one of 60 schools out of 1,600 invited to represent the United States at the American High School Theatre Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Tickets are $15 general admission, $10 for seniors and children under 12. For details, or group rates, call 914-946-4800, ext. 243.
Founded in 1948, Archbishop Stepinac High School’s mission is to offer young men a highly competitive academic and extracurricular program that will prepare them for college and leadership roles. The faculty and staff accomplish these objectives by pursuing excellence and creating a supportive, disciplined atmosphere with a strong sense of camaraderie and Christian values that are unique to the Stepinac experience.
For more information on Stepinac High School please visit www.stepinac.org.
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