'Seeing Violet' a play by Peter Snoad

Sunday, September 28, 2025, 2:00 pm until 3:30 pm
Ashfield Congregational Church, 429 Main Street, Route 116, Ashfield MA 01330

The Past Dwells in the Present, in an Old New England Farmhouse...

Betsy and John, a modern couple in New England, are converting the carriage house at their "old manse" into an apartment. The renovation unearths a manumission paper for a woman named Violet as well as some human remains.

Who was Violet? What happened to her? Why is her freedom paper in the crawl space under the carriage house? And whose remains were found?

When a young woman arrives to rent the apartment, the mysteries begin to unfold in unexpected ways.

As clues to Violet's life are revealed, the lives of the couple begin to intertwine with hers in frightening and surprising ways. They struggle with this new light on their lives and their relationship. Is history simply stories of the past, or is history alive and present in our relationships and choices?

Betsy and John face these questions as they work their way through revelations of family, responsibility, and love.

Pauline and Devereux Productions are excited to bring this new, relevant play to life in their workshop production. Boston Playwright Peter Snoad will be present, along with the Producers, Director, Actors and Audience, for a Post-Show Discussion on Opening Night (Friday) as well as the Saturday and Sunday Matinees.

This production is supported, in part, by the Mass Cultural Council and Local Cultural Council grants of CONWAY, ASHFIELD, and GOSHEN.HEN.

TICKETS: Seating is limited. Advanced Tickets are recommended

$35 Patron, $25 Regular, $20 Discount, $10 Youth (ages 14-21) online https://theticketing.co/e/seeing-violet Ashfield Hardware (cash or check),

or at Door (cash or check). Please do not let admission stop you. Pay what you can at Door.

WHO/WHAT: Pauline and Devereux Productions' (Jeannine Haas and Jean Koester) Producers

of a *workshop production of SEEING VIOLET. * full staging with scripts onstage, suggestive costumes, set, lighting and sound

Playwright: Peter Snoad

Director: Jeannine Haas

Actors: Moe McElligott, Chip Roughton, Sabine Denise Jacques

Stage Manager: Jean Koester

Props and Set Assistance: David Knowles

WHERE: First Congregational Church of Ashfield, 429 Main St. (route 116)

WHEN: Friday Sept 26 at 7pm,

Saturday Sept 27 at 2pm and 7pm

Sunday Sept 28 at 2pm

THE CHURCH IS ACCESSIBLE

To reserve a wheelchair spot in advance, or if you have other special needs:

you may contact us: Jeannine Haas, info@PaulineLive.com 413-588-1534

or Jean Koester, jeanjkemail@gmail.com 413-320-6744

This production is supported, in part, by the Mass Cultural Council and Local Cultural Council grants of CONWAY, ASHFIELD, and GOSHEN.