Senior Players cast members seated from left: Bridget Remington, Gail Parent, Rosabelle Tifft, Mary LeConey, and Elaine Hutchins. Standing from left: Lainey Cross, John Reilly, Lia Paliocha, Bill Corrigan, Tom Hoy, Marianne Goff, Bryce Pierce, Tim LeConey, Bill Schuellein and Mary Hickey.

BETHEL — Senior Players of Western Mountains Senior College in Bethel are introducing three original plays written by members of the cast and performed before an audience for the first time, plus one play, “The Good Deed,” by playwright, Jim Gordon. The performance will be held at Gould Academy’s McLaughlin Auditorium, Bethel, on Friday, Nov. 22, at 7 p.m. and on Saturday, Nov. 23, a Matinee at 2 p.m.

In the opening play, written by cast members John Reilly and Bridget Remington, you are invited to “Thanksgiving Dinner with the Franks,” as they struggle with life’s challenges and each other. Cast members include Lainey Cross, Bill Corrigan, John Reilly, Mary Hickey, Bruce Pierce, Bridget Remington, Elaine Hutchins, Mary LeConey, Tim LeConey, and Tom Hoy.

“The Good Deed,” by Jim Gordon, playwright, finds Barney, played by Tim LeConey, consoling a man who has just lost his father. A charming twist to the story is revealed near the end of the play. Other cast members include Bill Schuellein, Mary Hickey and Bill Corrigan.

The third play introduces you to a couple of members of the “Rainy Day Garden Club,” played by Rosabelle Tifft and Gail Parent, who have arrived for the club’s 57th Annual Meeting. Written by cast member, John Reilly, the play takes you plummeting through a black hole and dancing down the yellow
brick road and everything in between.

The finale, “Another Christmas Story: Who Cares,” written by cast members Mary Hickey and Lia Paliocha, brings back several of the characters from last year’s plays, now a bit older but no wiser. They come together, with or without the Christmas spirit, for a Christmas gift exchange at the Senior Center. Advanced planning avoids a tragic end to the festivities. Cast members include Mariann Goff, Tom Hoy, Lia Paliocha, Tim LeConey, Mary Hickey, John Reilly, Lainey Cross and Bruce Pierce.

Admission to the performance is free. Donations welcome. For more information, contact John Reilly (jreilly@mit.edu).