CARL RUSSO/staff photo Ben Fuller of Rockport as Mark Dolson, the brash young seminarian in the production of ''Mass Appeal''.
The Pentucket Players presented the comedy-drama “Mass Appeal” in Haverhill City Hall auditorium last April 30, May 1 and May 2. Written by Bill C. Davis, who died in February, this is the first live, fully staged production by the Players since the pandemic began. The show
is directed by John Buzzell of Haverhill and features veteran actor Les Tarmy in the role of Fr. Tim Farley, and Ben Fuller as Mark Dolson, the brash young seminarian. Jonathan Touchette will also appear as Mark Dolson, on alternating performances.
The production will also be available for streaming. Audience members will be required to socially distance and wear masks. In "Mass Appeal," Fr. Tim Farley, a lover of the good things in life, is comfortably ensconced as priest of a prosperous Catholic congregation.
Without realizing it, he has resorted to flattering his parishioners and entertaining them with sermons that skirt any disturbing issues in order to protect his trips abroad and the generous supply of fine wines that
grace his table (and his desk drawer). His well-ordered world is disrupted by the arrival of Dolson, whom Farley reluctantly agrees to take under his wing. 4/29/2021
