Belleville: The setting is San Francisco in the early 1900s. It is the story of an extended immigrant family of Scandinavian descent. Mama is a sweet, yet capable and strong-willed matriarch who manages to educate her family and see one of her daughters begin her career as a writer.
The play is called I Remember Mama and it is being performed at the Pinnacle Playhouse from November 26 to December 12. Written by John van Druten, it is a heartwarming study of American family life and it contains a great deal of comedy and a touch of sorrow from a bygone era.
Mama, with the help of her husband and Uncle Chris, brings up the children in their modest San Francisco home. Her sisters and uncle furnish a rich background for a great deal of comedy and a little incidental tragedy, while the doings of the children manage to keep everyone in pleasant turmoil.
The cast of twenty, some playing multiple roles, is led by Moira Nikander Forrester as Mama. She is joined on stage by Marvin Tucker in the role of her husband and Dan Douglas as Uncle Chris. There are many newcomers to the Playhouse stage, but audience members will see some faces that they recognize from previous productions.
