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Seabrook Residents Present School Daze, November 16-18
The entertaining musical is the 19th show directed and produced by resident Lindo Meli.
Residents from Seabrook, an Erickson Living Retirement Community in Tinton Falls, New Jersey, will present the musical, “School Daze,” on November 16,17, and 18. The entertaining musical is the 19th show directed and produced by resident Lindo Meli.
Meli moved to Seabrook in 2008 and started the Seabrook Performers a year later. Meli has many years of experience working both in theater and radio. He has performed and directed more than 250 shows, both on radio and stage, and has worked with many famous actors, including Lauren Bacall, Gene Barry, Raymond Burr, and Peggy Cass. While in the U.S. Signal Corp, he appeared in many U.S. Special Services shows, Brisbane Repertory shows, and Australian Broadcasting System radio shows.
The play is a comical musical story of childhood memories from 20 to 40 years ago.
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“The idea for this show came to me in a dream,” said Meli. “Our cast of talented young seniors truly capture the life of a child in a very humorous way.”
The Seabrook Performers, a group of residents and one staff member, perform on stage as well as behind the scenes on set design, costumes, lighting, and choreography. The club is one of more than 100 resident-run clubs on campus.
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The show’s musical director is Seabrook resident Norma Linzalone, who has been the accompanist for all of Seabrook’s musical performances.
Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the door. All proceeds from ticket sales are donated to the Seabrook Resident Care Fund, which provides support to residents who, despite careful planning, outlive their financial resources. The play will run 7:30 p.m. on November 16 and 17 and at 2:30 p.m. on November 18 in Seabrook’s Town Square Auditorium, 3000 Essex St., Tinton Falls, N.J. Doors open ½ hour before show time.
Photo from left, 1st row, Bob Gamble, Kathy Cassidy, Sophy Kirsch, Assunta Lee, Ann Hausen, Cynthia Gerstenberg, Amelia Raziano, Sr. Mary Jo Burgfduff, Jerry Vermilye, Dennis Carroll, Don Miller, Joe Emm, Leo Heiden, Norman Baron. (missing Talib Mohammed)
