Good Evening, Ladies and Gentlemen –
When Elwood P. Dowd starts to introduce his imaginary friend, HARVEY, a six-and-a-half-foot rabbit, to guests at a society party, his sister, Veta, has seen as much of his eccentric behavior as she can tolerate. She decides to have him committed to a sanitarium to spare her daughter, Myrtle Mae, and their family from future embarrassment. Problems arise, however, when Veta herself is mistakenly assumed to be on the verge of lunacy when she explains to doctors that years of living with Elwood's hallucination have caused her to see Harvey also! The doctors commit Veta instead of Elwood, but when the truth comes out, the search is on for Elwood and his invisible companion. When he shows up at the sanitarium looking for his lost friend Harvey, it seems that the mild-mannered Elwood's delusion has had a strange influence on more than one of the doctors. Only at the end does Veta realize that maybe Harvey isn't so bad after all.
This production has been a tremendous amount of fun to design and deliver. I also find it to be a show about “friendship” – between a man and a pooka, but more importantly between all people.
I have been blessed with a talented group of students to work with. From the actors to the technicians, business team to cosmetology group, they have planned, prepared, rehearsed and performed as young professionals. Each have dedicated themselves to making this production the very best it can be. I am so very proud of them.
Many people travel the world and pay great amounts of money for the opportunity to meet their favorite actors and actresses. I am so blessed that I merely need to come to the Marquette Stage each day to see mine.
Kindest regards,
Dr. Woodiel
MCHS Theatre
