Meet the Cast of Life Comes to The Old Maid- Countdown to Opening #2days!

Meet the wonderful cast of Life Comes to The Old Maid by Le Wilhelm. Directed by Mariangela Saavedra, these two talented actresses will tug at your heart strings!

A reclusive old lady named Mave is visited by a woman who remembers things that she is too young to have experienced: hayrides, dances and the final farewell of a boyfriend on a river bank. Who is Fay and why has she come by for a visit?

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Mave McGinnis

Marilyn Leah is a director/actor/teacher/coach from Philadelphia who has been in the theater and film community for over 40 years. At Allens Lane she was in TORCH SONG TRILOGY and directed FLAMING GUNS OF THE PURPLE SAGE. She has acted next to Helen Mirren in the film SHADOWBOXER along with Cuba Gooding, Jr. Some of her theater roles include: Bea in A View from the Bridge, Marjorie in Tale of the Allergists Wife, Kate in Broadway Bound. Her directing credits include: a Shayna Maidel, A Soldier’s Play, Jitney, Butterflies are Free, Born Yesterday and Mauritius.
In September, Marilyn will be teaching intro to acting here at Allens lane for actors and non actors. Marilyn has a big smile on her face and is happy to be here.

Fay

Lia Taylor just turned 11 and is finishing 5th grade at C. W. Henry School. A Mt. Airy native, Lia has been performing since she was 3 years old and took her first ballet class. She danced the role of an angel in The Nutcracker at age 6. Lia is a born actress and has studied drama at Allen’s Lane’s summer camp, Philadelphia Parks & Rec’s summer youth drama camp, and several classes and workshops at the Arden Theatre. Aside from a fashion spread in Working Mother magazine at age 5 and appearing in Casabuena’s short films of Shel Silverstein’s A to Z poems, MmmBeth was her first professional stage performance where she played Twit the Witch. She appeared in Casabuena’s award winning short film “Bros & Arrows” as well as appearing last year in “Puberty:The Game Show”. This is Lia’s 3rd year working with Casabuena & has enjoyed the experience.