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Jul. 28, 2011
TOTL (Theatre on the Lake) Theatre Company, under the direction of Lynn Broderick, is currently in the final stage of rehearsal for the Garrett County premiere of an original musical titled Mabel’s Story.
Conceived and written by Broderick, the musical is the inspiring story of Garrett County native Mabel Lorraine Brenneman, who was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 15. Broderick and Brenneman met at Preston High School during the school year in 2003.
“Mabel was a student in my Drama 1 class, and her sister Ellen was in Stagecraft,” said Broderick. “It was actually Ellen who broke the news to me about Mabel.”
Although Mabel made it through her class, it was not until her senior year that she registered for Broderick’s advanced drama class. It was during an assignment for that class that Broderick connected the subject matter of an improvisation to Mabel’s year of chemotherapy.
“I remember going up to her after the performance,” Broderick said. “She was sitting on the edge of the stage and we were about to begin the critique. I said to her, ‘This really happened to you, didn’t it.'”
Her affirmative response led to more questions and, by the following day, Broderick said she had decided that Mabel’s story needed to be told.
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