A scene from the stage production “Terra Nova.” Burdette Parks Photo
Pendragon Theatre Company will bring its performance of the play, Terra Nova, to View on Wednesday, February 27 at 7 p.m.
Set in the winter of 1912, the play depicts the journey of British Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s ship, the Terra Nova, to Antarctica in a race to the South Pole.
Five Englishmen and five Norwegians raced each other to the bottom of the earth.
Scott not only loses the race to Norwegian explorer, Roald Amundsen, but suffers loss of life along the way. He muses on the losses which he regards as a personal failure.
Much of the Terra Nova script, written by Ted Tally, comes directly from Scott’s diary, which was recovered from the expedition.
The Pendragon Theatre crew, led by set designer Kent Streed, has created an aesthetic, effective stage set for the play, utilizing symbolic representations of the Arctic environment.
Bob Pettee, co-founder and managing director of Saranac Lake-based Pendragon Theatre, will be directing the play as his final production with the company.
Pettee, along with his wife, Susan Neil, will soon be relocating to Portland, ME, where they plan to remain active in theater.
Members of the Terra Nova cast include Christopher McGovern as Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Megan MacDonald as Kathleen Scott, Jordan Hornstein as Bowers, Brandon Patterson as Wilson, Matt Eick as Evans, Matt DuBrey as Oates, and Chris Leifheit as Amundsen.
Tickets are $20 for non-members, $18 for members. Student tickets for ages 17 and under are $10. Tickets can be purchased by calling (315) 369-6411 or at View’s box office.
