CAMDEN — The Camden High School Drama Club will be performing the play “Little Women” at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, and 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 in the school’s auditorium, 55 Oswego St.

Admission is free so bring the whole family. The concession stand will be open for some tasty snacks and the chance to donate to Camden’s Drama Club.

This adaptation was written by Kate Hamill, a local playwright who performs at Syracuse Stage.

This local dramatist has received awards such as “Playwright of the Year” and was awarded “Best Play of the Year” by the Minnesota Post. Hamill strives to show what it was like for women to live in the society of the original writer, Louisa May Alcott.

The show tells the story of the four March sisters who are on the edge of adulthood, while struggling to get through the traumas of the American Civil War. Love and joy, heartache and sickness, death and finally hope for the future are all driving forces throughout this fascinating play.

The oldest sister, Meg (Isabella Wing) is in search of true love and ultimately motherhood. The second oldest sister, Jo (Marley Hilliker), wants to step out of what’s expected of a woman in those times. Beth (Ryan Brown) is just trying to keep her family together. Finally, the last of the March girls, Amy (Hailey Hicks), is drawn to the extravagance of wealth.

As the sisters make their way, they meet many lifetime friends such as Theodore “Laurie” Laurence (Owen Carr), Mr. Brooks (Dylan Keyes) and Mr. Laurence (Jacob LeBruex). Their mother, Marmee (Annaka Stauring) nurtures them while their father, Robert (Leonardo Diehl), is away at war. Their Aunt March (Alyssa Vera) and their maid, Hannah (Sydney Matthews), make it top priority to keep the girls in order.

Other characters include a doctor (Trevor Young), Mr. Dashwood (Chad Teft), Mrs. Mingott (Hannah Smith) and even a “talking” parrot (Trevor Young).

Choreographers are Amanda Hughes and Meaghan McDonell. Stephanie Heath is director, Amanda Hughes is co-director, Jaclyn Stevens is producer and Kim Dean is business manager.