Rehearsals have begun for the Possum Point Players production of N. Richard Nash's 1950's Broadway hit The Rainmaker, which opens June 4.
The Rainmaker originally opened on October 28, 1954 at the Cort Theatre in New York and ran for 125 performances. It was directed by Joseph Anthony and produced by Ethel Linder Reiner.
The play was translated into over 40 languages and made into the 1956 film The Rainmaker starring Burt Lancaster and Katharine Hepburn. The story was also made into a Broadway musical, 110 in the Shade. It was revived on Broadway in 1999 and 2000, starring Woody Harrelson and Jayne Atkinson, who was nominated for the 2000 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play.
The Rainmaker will be presented June 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 and 13 at Possum Hall in Georgetown. Tickets are $18 ($17 for students and senior citizens) and can be reserved by calling the Possum Point Players ticket-line at (302)856-4560.
The Rainmaker is presented through special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc., New York, NY.
Possum Point Players is supported, in part, by grants from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency dedicated to nurturing and supporting the arts in Delaware, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.
