The Wellesley Players rock Arsenal Stage with "A...My Name is Alice" musical

In November the women of The Wellesley Players will don their heels, grab their cell phones, perhaps even a wig or two and rally with their BFFs and one sole male to present the musical A… My Name is Alice. Joan Micklin Silver and Julianne Boyd conceived A… My Name is Alice as a sequence of clever and serious songs, monologues and sketches depicting the trials and tribulations of living as a woman. This bright and lively revue was created by a wide variety of comedy writers including actress Anne Meara as well as lyricists and composers such as David Zippel and Lucy Simon. Performances will be held at the Black Box Theatre at the Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street in Watertown, MA from November 7, 8, 14, 15 at 8:00 p.m., November 13 at 7:00 p.m. and November 8, 9, 15 and 16 at 3:00 p.m. Ticket prices are $25.00 and available atwww.wellesleyplayers.org.

An Outer Critics’ Circle Award winner for Best Musical, A… My Name is Alice presents a kaleidoscope of contemporary women in hilarious, insightful, empathetic and at times profound experiences. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you might even learn a little something more about the women in your life. The New York Times called it “Delightful and so sophisticated…the [creators] would rather tickle a male chauvinist pig to death than hack him to pieces.” You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and perhaps you’ll learn a little more about the women in your life.

The cast of A… My Name is Alice includes Melissa Bisso (Wakefield), Jenn Bubriski (Cambridge), Kathleen Dalton (Andover), Kelly Murphy (Beverly), Lara Simpson (Hudson), Jen Shotkin (Westborough), Sun-Mee Kasper, Regine Vital (Somerville), and David Kimmelman (Woburn). Stage director for A… My Name is Alice is Celia Couture of Tewksbury with music direction by Art Finstein of Marlborough.

A… My Name is Alice is the first production of our 2014-15 season. The theatre is wheelchair accessible. For more information about The Wellesley Players, visit our website – www.wellesleyplayers.org.