Act II Playhouse announces its latest production, “Grace and Glorie,” a heartwarming comedy/drama by Tom Ziegler. The production stars Penelope Reed, a favorite of audiences at Act II Playhouse.
Penelope Reed as Eleanor Roosevelt on the Act II stage in 2022.
Grace Stiles is a 90-year-old spitfire who has checked herself out of the hospital to return to her home nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Gloria Whitmore is her volunteer hospice worker and a recent transplant from New York City. On the surface, this mismatched pair have nothing in common. Soon, however, they will find new perspectives on all of life’s challenges in this odd-couple comedy/drama that is sure to inspire laughter, tears, and hope.
Penelope Reed, a favorite performer of Act II audiences, returns to the Playhouse in the role of Grace Stiles. Reed is best known to Playhouse patrons as Eleanor Roosevelt in “Eleanor” (2022) and she has also appeared in “Steel Magnolias,” “Boca,” and “Gaslight” (all 2023).
Joining Reed in the production is Genevieve Perrier who returns to Act II after “Any Given Monday” (2010).
We are thrilled to have these two powerhouse performers together in ‘Grace and Glorie’. This production is perfect for the Playhouse: an intimate story of two people that is sure to come to life in our cozy space. This play is guaranteed to surprise and delight audiences and have them laughing and crying in equal measure. – Act II Artistic Director, Tony Braithwaite.
This is not the first time that “Grace and Glorie” has been produced at Act II – it was one of the very first shows performed at the Playhouse in 2001.
If You Go:
Previews for “Grace and Glorie” begin Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 and the production opens Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. The production runs through Feb. 23, 2025.
Ticket prices start at $32 and are available online at act2.org, by calling the Act II Box Office at 215-654-0200, or in-person at the Box Office at 56 E. Butler Ave., Ambler, PA. The Box Office is open Mon-Sat, 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. Student tickets are $15 and group discounts are available.