Live Theatre
Winter 2010
By special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
One Toe in the Grave
by Jack Sharkey
Jason Kingsley is treasurer of a billion dollar patent medicine corporation that requires its officers to be married.
Jason claims his wife has a rare disease that prevents her from entertaining or attending corporate functions.
A cure is accidently discovered in one of the company's patent medicines and Jason's ecstatic boss is arriving any minute with the company doctor to administer the cure and then bask in the publicity.
Jason, however, doesn't really have a wife so he cons his fiance' Nicki into pretending to be the invalid.
Other impostors appear: friend Poopsie Magruder, who initially refused, shows up anyhow; and Vonga the Jungle Girl is pressed into service by the helpful housekeeper.
The cure involves a two inch needle in the armpit and it develops that the disease is contagious, which only complicates the hilarity.
Directed by Don Gardner
All Curtain Times 7:30 pm
Performance dates:
Theatre Only
March 11, 12, 13, 18
Doors Open 7 pm
Dinner Theatre
March 19, 20
Doors Open 6 pm, Dinner at 6:30 pm
Spring 2010
By special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
Squabbles
by Marshall Karp
This hilarious play pits a father in law against a mother in a comedic succession of squabbles.
Jerry Sloan is a successful writer of advertising jingles married to an equally successful lawyer.
Living with the happy couple is the not so happy Abe Dreyfus, Jerry's curmudgeon of a father in law.
Abe is a funny guy to the audience, not to Jerry.
The situation is exacerbated when Jerry's mother Mildred looses her house in a fire and needs a place to stay.
Abe and Mildred can't stand each other.
This play is one hilarious confrontation after another until the heart warming finale in which the oldsters discover that, really, each is not so bad.
Audiences loved Squabbles at Tiffany's Attic Dinner Theatre in Kansas City, the American Stage Festival in New Hampshire and many other laugh filled theatres.
Directed by Bob Cox
All Curtain Times 7:30 pm
Performance dates:
Theatre Only
June 10, 11, 12, 17
Doors Open 7 pm
Dinner Theatre
June 18, 19
Doors Open 6 pm, Dinner at 6:30 pm
Fall 2010
Pending License Agreement
Drop Dead
by Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore
A cast of has been actors plan to revive their careers in "Drop Dead!", a potboiler murder mystery directed by "Wonder Child of the Broadway Stage" Victor Le Pewe (a psychotic eye twitching megalomaniac).
At the dress rehearsal the set falls, props break, and the producer and an actor are murdered.
During the opening night performance, the murders continue.
The remaining thespians must save the show and their careers, solve the mystery and stay alive for curtain calls.
Directed by Don Gardner
All Curtain Times 7:30 pm
Performance dates:
Theatre Only
October 7, 8, 9, 14
Doors Open 7 pm
Dinner Theatre
October 15, 16
Doors Open 6 pm, Dinner at 6:30 pm
The theatrical arena has enjoyed many successful productions since the first play in 1974. The FACE Players generally deliver productions in March, May, and October. Occasionally the Players will produce a Summer and Christmas play as well.The plays are typically comedies and melodramas; however, from time to time there is also a musical or drama. We offer our performances in both Dinner Theatre and Theatre Only.The performances and dinners are available at very reasonable prices.