The Orange Plyers and the Orange Historical Society are presenting a collaborative effort to celebrate Orange’s bicentennial, a Readers’ Theatre production at the Orange Cemetery called Grave Matters – Early Voices.
The productions take place at 3 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, July 9, 10, 23 and 24.
Grave Matters was researched and written by Pat Miller and Trish O’Leary Treat, drawing of town histories written by Mary Woodruff, Harry Jones and Marvin Jamron, as well as documents from the Orange Historical Society. Miller and Treat are both former columnists for the Milford-Orange Times.
Early inhabitants of Orange – husbands, wives, farmers, soldiers, entrepreneurs – all contributed to the growth of Orange. There is even a tale of murder included in the town’s history.
The cast includes local actors familiar to Orange Players audiences, Jan Daddona, Jaqueline Koral, Linda Martin, John Mille, David Ortaleva and Paul Templeton. Incidental music was selected and will be performed by Betsy Anderson Malone. Pat Miller is the director.