In 2019, the Fredonia Shakespeare Club lost a beloved member with the passing of Patricia McQuiston.
Throughout her 50 years with the club, McQuiston offered her talents and skills, and she left behind an array of papers and notes. These included a play which McQuiston wrote and directed in 1985, commemorating the club’s first 100 years. McQuiston’s research was based on extensive review of articles published in 1885-86, in the “Fredonia Censor.”
Current club members decided to honor McQuiston (and relieve “COVID-weariness”) by presenting the play, under the direction of club member Joyce Haines. The virtual presentation took place on January 21.
The play revolves around two original members of the Fredonia Shakespeare Club (“Mrs. Green” and “Miss Blair”), as they discuss news items found in the “Censor,” pertaining to other club members and village events. These characters were energetically portrayed by Mary Croxton and Dr. Irene Strychalski, garbe