Coolidge Middles School Drama Club Presents Anne of Green Gables

Reading, Mass. – The worlds’ longest-running musical “Anne of Green Gables” slated to perform at William E. Endslow Performing Arts Center at Reading Memorial High School, 62 Oakland Rd, Reading, MA 01867 on Friday, January 16th and Saturday, January 17th at 7:30pm; and a Sunday, January 18th matinee at 2:00pm. Directed by Lori Mandolese Loussedes and starring the students of the Coolidge Middle School Drama Club, the musical is based on the classic 1908 novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery. Tickets on sale at the Reading Memorial High School beginning January 8th and 12th from 5:30 to 6:30 pm; January 13th from 7pm to 8pm; January 16th & 17th from 6pm until curtain time; January 18th from 1pm until curtain time.

Based on the beloved characters and novel, “Anne of Green Gables” takes place on Prince Edward Island where Anne Shirley, an orphan, is adopted by siblings Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert. The Cuthberts are looking for a boy to help work on their farm in the fictional town of Avonlea, however the orphanage mistakenly sends Anne -- an imaginative, talkative and eager-to-please teenager -- who quickly changes the lives of everyone she touches.

Anne of Green Gables - The Musical was composed by Canadians Don Harron and Norman Campbell with lyrics by Elaine Campbell and Mayor Moore. The production has been performed before Queen Elizabeth II and has also toured across Canada, the United States, and Europe. It is the longest consecutive performance in the world having been performed every summer since 1965, headlining the Charlottetown Festival, at the Confederation Centre of the Arts on Prince Edward Island.

“Anne of Green Gables” by the Coolidge Middle School Drama Club at the William E. Endslow Performing Arts Center at Reading Memorial High School, 62 Oakland Rd, Reading, MA 01867 on Friday, January 16th and Saturday, January 17th at 7:30pm; and Sunday, January 18th at 2:00 pm. Tickets on sale at the Reading Memorial High School beginning January 8th and 12th from 5:30 to 6:30 pm; January 13th from 7pm to 8pm; January 16th & 17th from 6pm until curtain time; January 18th from 1pm until curtain time.