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Little Women, Little Monsters, and Beth Is Dead: A Book Talk with the March Sisters from Riverside Center for the Performing Arts

Little Women, Little Monsters, and Beth Is Dead: A Book Talk with the March Sisters from Riverside Center for the Performing Arts

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What happens when the actors in Little Women read modern reinterpretations (Little Monsters, and Beth Is Dead) of the very characters they’re bringing to life onstage?

Dr. Diane welcomes the March sisters from Riverside Center for the Performing ArtsLittle Women for a lively conversation about sisterhood, performance, and reimagining classic characters. Sarah Mae Andersen (Meg), Ashlee Beary (Jo), Ella Schnoor (Beth), and Madison Cox (Amy) share how they found their way to theater, how they connect to their characters, and how reading modern versions of these familiar sisters deepens the story they’re telling onstage. We also discuss how Little Monsters and Beth is Deadoffer new ways to think about the March sisters while honoring the emotional core of Louisa May Alcott’s original story.

Timestamps

  • 01:05 – Meet Sarah, Ashlee, Ella, & Madison
  • 05:05 – Connecting to Meg, Jo, Beth, & Amy
  • 10:16 – Sisterhood, peacemaking, and character nuance
  • 18:48 – First reactions to Little Monsters
  • 24:39 – Beth Is Dead and the murder mystery twist
  • 28:22 – Why Little Women keeps getting reimagined
  • 36:13 – What’s currently bringing hope

Links

  • Get tickets for Little Women at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts
  • Follow Riverside Center for the Performing Arts, Sarah Mae Andersen, Ashlee Beary, Ella Schnoor, and Madison Cox on Instagram.
  • Read Little Monsters by Máire Roche and Beth Is Dead by Katie Bernet.

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