Vagabond Players
at The Bernie Legge Theatre
Play On!
Written by Rick Abbot
April 18 - May 5, 2024
Thursday - Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 2pm
Preview performances Thursday, April 25 and Friday, April 26
Running time of show is approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes including two intermissions.
Director: Miles Lavkulich
Stage Manager: Sara Lohnes
Asst. Stage Manager - Cheryl Minns
Co-Producers: Deb Tom and Lindsey Munson
Cast: (MMF is for Murder Most Foul - the play within the play)
AGGIE MANVILLE (Stage Manager & prompter) - Sara Dunn
GERALDINE (GERRY) DUNBAR (The Director) - Nancy Ebert
HENRY BENISH (Lead Actor - Lord Dudley) - Richard Guenther
POLLY BENISH (Lead Actor - Lady Margaret) - Emma Greenhalgh
MARLA (SMITTY) SMITH (Supporting Actor - Doris the Maid) - Abigail Walkner
SAUL WATSON (Villain - Dr. Rex Forbes) - Alex Ross
BILLY CAREWE (Juvenille - Stephen Sellers) - Luca Herring
VIOLET IMBRY(Ingenue - Diana Lassister) - Kelsey Robertson
LOUISE PEARY (Backstage Tech) - Mo (Ka Wing) Yan
PHYLLIS MONTAGUE (The Playwright) - Denise Brookson
Synopsis:
One plucky community theatre is about to produce a show called Murder Most Foul, a new “murder mystery play” with the same title as an Agatha Christie novel but with no relation whatsoever. The director/theatre manager, Gerry, thought producing the play was a good idea since the inexperienced playwright has agreed to let the company perform the show for no charge. Gerry, however, had no idea what disasters awaited her: the show is hilariously amateur, the “murder mystery” plot doesn’t really have a murder, and to top it off the playwright keeps changing the story and script only two days from its premiere! It doesn’t help that the cast is disgruntled, and the playwright accidentally deletes the entire sound effect board. All of the disasters come to fruition in Act III when the company performs the actual show with hilarious mishaps as every turn. Play On! is a hilarious love letter to community theatre.
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