It’s never too late to act

It’s never too late to act
Theater class allows seniors to be any age and anyone

For one hour on Monday evenings, Sheri Womach can be someone else.

She doesn’t have to be Sheri Womach, a retiree since 2005 after working for the prosecuting attorney’s office for 30 years. Or Sheri Womach, the primary caretaker of her brother, a Vietnam War veteran suffering from PTSD. On this Monday, she is going to be Marie, a female version of Murray the policeman in Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple.” And Marie is going to play poker and have a few laughs.

It’s all part of a new acting class, “Act Your Age,” designed for budding actors age 55 and up. Students meet once a week to learn the process of creative dramatics and stage development while also learning about theater and how to build a character.
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