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Pasadena Playhouse and Deaf West Theatre Announce Cast for Our Town

As previously announced, the production will star Jane Kaczmarek.

Jane Kaczmarek will star in Our Town at Pasadena Playhouse.
Jane Kaczmarek will star in Our Town at Pasadena Playhouse.
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Pasadena Playhouse and Deaf West Theatre have announced the cast and creative team for a new production of Thornton Wilder's Our Town. Performances will begin September 26 and run through October 22, with an official press opening on October 1.

Directed by Tony Award-nominated Sheryl Kaller, the coproduction of Pasadena Playhouse and Deaf West Theatre will be performed in both American Sign Language and spoken English.

In addition to the previously announced Jane Kaczmarek, the cast of Our Town, which includes performers signing American Sign Language (ASL) and speaking roles, features Marie-France Arcilla as Ensemble, Deric Augustine as George Gibbs, Harold Foxx as Howie Newsome, Sandra Mae Frank as Emily Webb, David Gautreaux as Ensemble, Russell Harvard as Mr. Webb, Dot Marie Jones as Mrs. Soames, Leonard Kelly-Young as Ensemble, Troy Kotsur as Simon Stimson, Annika Marks as Mrs. Webb, Ivan Martinez as Ensemble, Natasha Ofili as Ensemble, Sharon Pierre-Louis as Emily Webb, On Shiu as Ensemble, Alexandria Wailes as Mrs. Gibbs, and Jud Willford as Mr. Gibbs.

Joining Kaller's Our Town creative team will be choreographer David Dorfman, scenic designer David Meyer, costume designer Ann Closs Farley, lighting designer Jared A. Sayeg, co-sound designer Leon Rothenberg, and co-sound designer Jonathan Burke.

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