Play: Eleanor Rigby @ Wilkerson Theatre at R25

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Play: Eleanor Rigby

Director: Lori Russo

Playwright: Michael Easterling

Produced by Ray Tatar
Actors: Janis Stevens, Leah Daurghty, Thomas Dean
Location: The Wilkerson Theater
Friday & Saturday: 7pm
Sunday: 2pm
Premiere: August 2nd
Show Runs: August 2 – 24, 2025
Ticket: $20

SYNOPSIS:
It is 1969, and England is conquering the world with its music and fashions. Yet Eleanor Rigby, the dutiful daughter of a solemn vicar, appears stuck in the Victorian era in which she was born. Yet as she reflects upon her long life and two world wars, it is evident that Eleanor is anything but a disappointed spinster, and now, thanks to a song which coincidentally bears her name, Eleanor is about to make her lifelong dream come true.

PLAYWRIGHT BIOGRAPHY:
Michael Easterling and his wife Elizabeth are the proprietors of 5-String Farm, located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. When Michael is busy in the orchard, pruning the fruit trees, he dreams of stories and later puts them to pixels: five novels and a collection of Christmas stories. Eleanor Rigby is his first play.

A NOTE FROM THE PLAYWRIGHT:
“The writing on Eleanor Rigby seemed to be more an act of dictation than creation. There are innumerable inhabitants of the imaginary world just waiting for someone to tell their story, and, for some inexplicable reason, Eleanor Rigby chose me to be her amanuensis.

“The more I listened and then wrote down what Eleanor had to say, the more I came under her spell. Eleanor is witty and wise, passionate and resolute, and despite all her trials and tribulations, she has never given up the great dream she has for us all. I trust you will be as much enthralled by Eleanor Rigby as I have been.”

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Eleanor Rigby, a New Play by California Stage Premieres this August!

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