The First Parish Players journey began with a simple idea - a fundraiser to begin the 300th anniversary celebration of the founding of First Parish in Bridgewater, and it quickly developed into something much bigger, mostly because of the incredible community created by its members.
The Players' debut performance began as a "pop cabaret" and quickly morphed into a twisted, surprising play about friendship and loss.
Though traces of "Fireflies" only exist in grainy archival footage, we are proud to finally be able to release the full script, written by our founder Tony Winters.
"Fireflies" cast, L to R:
Front
Deb Baumgarten, Ensemble
Bob Messing, Ensemble
Deb Poesepp, Madeleine
Maren Poesepp, Young Amelie
Max James, Young Atlas
Eileen Hiney, Ensemble
Karen Messing, Ensemble
Back
Tom St. Thomas, Hugo
Joe Risko, Ollie
Tony Winters, Atlas / Director / Author
McKayla Hoffman, Amelie
Janet Dye, Finnie
Jan Thompson, Patrice
Atlas is a social creature with a group of friends much older than him; his sister Amelie is a loner. Atlas attempts to get Amelie to come out of her shell, but it backfires and drives him to the point of facing himself and his past in ways he never could before.
What happens when what we know to be true comes crashing in and we are forced to face a reality we have kept hidden? Who will be there for us when we need them?