Fly Over the Cuckoo's Nest at Ivoryton

Pictured: Solomon Landerman, Daniel Robert Sullivan and Andrea Maulella
Photograph by Anne Hudson

Ken Kesey's One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest and its unforgettable story of a mental ward and its inhabitants, especially the tyrannical Nurse Ratched and Randle Patrick McMurphy, the brawling, fun-loving new inmate who resolves to oppose her, will open at Ivoryton Playhouse Nov. 3.

This cast includes Daniel Robert Sullivan as McMurphy and Andrea Maulella, who was last seen at the Playhouse as Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker, as Nurse Ratched. The play will be directed Peter Lockyer, a one-time resident of this area and past student of Valley Regional High School. A Broadway veteran, Peter has played the title role in Phantom of the Opera, and has recently finished performing in South Pacific at the Lincoln Center. Set design by Dan Nischan and lighting design by Doug Harry.

One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest runs Nov. 3-21. Performance times are Wednesday and Sunday matinees at 2 pm. Evening performances are Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30; Friday and Saturday at 8pm. Tickets are $38 for adults, $33 for seniors, $20 for students and $15 for children and are available by calling the Playhouse box office at 860-767-7318 or by visiting http://www.ivorytonplayhouse.org/ .(Group rates are available by calling the box office for information.) The Playhouse is located at 103 Main St. in Ivoryton.