Gem Radio Theatre presents: Leaves Torn Asunder, A Radio Play
Sunday, September 15 | 2 PM
Cost Donations Gratefully Accepted
RSVP: call 518-251-2505 or email assistant@tannerypondcenter.org to reserve your seat.
The year is 1850 in Nobles Corners, an area that will be eventually known as the Town of Johnsburg. Descendants from Scotland, Ireland, England, and other European countries have settled here to farm the land with the grit and determination necessary to survive in the Adirondack climate.
Nobles General Store is the center of commerce where news and gossip are shared. Differing views on slavery in Nobles Corners begin to divide the community as southern states secede and the country heads for violence. As war begins, men and boys enlist to fight, leaving the women and a few men behind to work and worry about their loved ones fighting to keep the country together.
Based on the historical novel Leaves Torn Asunder, by Glenn Pearsall, the story covers the years just before and during the Civil War, where boys became men before their time, lives were lost, and the war eventually won. Several characters from the story are buried in local cemeteries and their descendants still live in these parts.
Gem Radio Theatre is proud to present Leaves Torn Asunder, A Radio Play, on History Weekend.
Cast (L to R): Anne Buckwheat, Barbara Westbrook, Mike Corey, Ryder Olesheski, Dennis Wilson, Erin Savarie, Glen Repko; Missing: Jennifer Zahray, Foley Artists TBA
Signed copies of Leaves Torn Asunder, as well as Glenn's book Echoes in These Mountains on 55 historic sites in Johnsburg, will be available with 10% of the proceeds going to Gem Radio Theatre.