Delaware - Col. Thomas McKean

Cast member, Peter Ayer

Col. McKean - 4 yds royal blue for coat & 4 yd Emerald wool

COMMENTS: I would also like to take this opportunity to say how much I enjoyed being involved in 1776. I had lookedforward to it since you first contacted me back in 2003. I'm a history buff like you, and I thought the relevance of this play could not be more compelling.
Today's world and the role of our country in it is nothing like it was just a few years ago, to say nothing of 200 years ago. As we Americans watch new
governments try to get started, 1776 delivers to us a valuable lesson. We have no right to be critical of the failures of countries like Afganistan or Iraq, or
the many African nations that have struggling to get it together since the sixties. We need to be understanding and as helpful as we can be, never failing to note how much help these countries actually want from us. Back to the show, this was perhaps the best ensemble cast I have ever been part of. Such tight-knit groups are usually small (NOISES OFF, LEND ME A TENOR), but 1776 had all the warmth any ensemble group ever had. Your presense and technique fostered much of it. Once again, thanks for inviting me aboard!

Peter Ayer

Col. Thomas McKean

Sings in "For God's Sake John, Sit Down"

AGE 42 - Lawyer

Peter is active in theatre throughout the Lakes Region and has been no stranger to the Pittsfield Players. He most recently appeared in the production of “Aresenic and Old Lace” and had roles in “Oliver!” (1994) and as Jeff Douglas in “Brigadoon” (1996). Peter is currently employed as a free lance paralegal, having retired from the military. He resides in Laconia where he is mostly being kept busy by his grandchildren.