Dunstable Theater Collaborative is proud to present the world premiere of The House of the Seven Gables: A Romance. This great American novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne was adapted for the stage by local Lowell playwright Jack Dacey, and is directed by Jack as well! This performance will be done as a staged reading - customary when work-shopping new works of theatre.

Synopsis: Told through the eyes of the unassuming boarder Jonathan Holgrave, The House of the Seven Gables revolves around a curse set on Colonel Pyncheon in revenge for stealing Matthew Maule's land--and his life. Through a century and a half, the curse affects the members of both families, and is embodied in the big crumbling mansion that is The House of the Seven Gables.

Cast of Characters:

PRINCIPALS:
HOLGRAVE -- Jon Swift
HEPZIBAH -- Lynda Blair Vernalia
PHOEBE -- Jessica Lasorsa
CLIFFORD -- Michael Govang
JAFFREY -- Chuck Holleman
VENNER -- Steve Kalter

TOWNSPEOPLE:
MAN #1 -- Larry Lickteig
MAN #2 -- Kevin Dumont
WOMAN #1 -- Karen Majkut
WOMAN #2 -- Ruthe Monahan

AND ALSO:
WAGON DRIVER & THOMAS MAULE GHOST -- Drew Vernalia
SHOP BELL RINGER & PYNCHEON GHOST -- Valerie Kosick
THE GINGERBREAD BOY -- Cameron Fraser

TECHNICAL CREW:
DIRECTOR -- Jack Dacey
STAGE MANAGER -- Valerie Kosick
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR -- Jeremy Hamond
SET DESIGN -- Jack Dacey
LIGHTING DESIGN -- Kal Larsen
SOUND DESIGN -- Katie LaBossiere
COSTUME DESIGN -- Jeanne Swift

This production is made possible in part by grants from the Dunstable, Groton, Pepperell, and Townsend Cultural Councils, local branches of the Massachusetts Cultural Council.