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McGann-Mercy’s production of Pulitzer Prize winning drama opens tonight

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The McGann-Mercy Theatre Company will give its opening performance of “The Effects of Gamma Rays on Man-In-The-Moon-Marigolds” tonight at 7:30 p.m. at McGann-Mercy High School.

Paul Zindel’s 1971 Pulitzer Prize winning drama tells the story of a dysfunctional family — a mother and two daughters — and their struggle through a harsh, brutal life.

The show opens tonight and continues Friday, Feb. 26 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 27 at 1 p.m. Tickets will be sold at the door for $8.

2016_0225_mercy2Cast and crew:

Olivia Geppel – Matilda “Tillie” Hunsdorfer
Grace Lucachinski – Beatrice Hunsdorfer
Cait Jacobs – Ruth Hunsdorfer
Anne McGoldrick – Nanny
Kelsey Tuthill – Janice Vickery
Melissa Plourde – hair and makeup
Christina Curcio – stagehand