A One-Woman Play by John Arco
The Armonk Players presents Kat Robertson in a staged reading directed by Donna Bellone of Forever Yours, Olive Thomas by John R. Arco. There are two performances, November 7th at 8pm and November 9th at 4pm. The suggested cash donation is $10, seating is unreserved.
The beautiful Olive Thomas made her way to NYC from the steel country of Pennsylvania to become an artist’s model and Ziegfeld Girl (and Ziegfeld’s mistress). From the Ziegfeld stage, she made the leap to motion pictures and met Jack Pickford, with whom she fell in love and married. She became a silent film star with a bright future that was cut short when she died tragically in 1920 at the age of 25. Her mischievous ghost has reportedly been haunting the New Amsterdam Theatre in NYC for the past 103 years. The play takes place on the 100th anniversary of her death, September 10, 2020. Olive’s ghost invites us to the dark stage of the New Amsterdam, late at night, to recall the many adventures and misadventures she had in her short, tumultuous life.
Whippoorwill Theater is adjacent to the North Castle Public Library in Armonk, NY. The parking and entrance are on Kent Place.