February 15 & 16, 2010
Various Playwrights
Possibly the perfect antidote to Valentine's Day, Big Dawg presents four short plays about the difficult (and sometimes comical) search for love.
Thursday–Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 3pm
Cape Fear Playhouse at Newcastle - 613 Castle Street, Wilmington, NC.
Tickets may be purchased in person at Newcastle Antiques Center, 606 Castle Street, or by calling 910-341-7228 for reservations. Or, you may click here to order online.
$18 general admission
$15 seniors, students
(**Thursday discount: $15 general admission, $10 seniors & students **)
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Plays include:
FIXING UP MOM- by Kathryn Martin, Directed by Michele Seidman
A daughter arranges a meeting between her widowed mother and a widower, both of whom have definite ideas (and a list!) about what they are looking for in a prospective mate.
Suzanne Nystrom.....Madeline
Katie Allen.....Karen
Tom Huff.....Larry
SHIPS- by Jay D. Hanagan, Directed by Michele Seidman
A man and a woman, each married to other people, meet by chance and discover that they have more in common with each other than they do with their respective spouses.
Jana Allen.....Barb
Kevin Wilson.....Josh
Katie Allen.....Samantha
Ken Cressman.....Jason
THE MARRIAGE PROPOSAL- by Anton Chekhov, Directed by Pam Grier
A middle-aged bachelor comes to his neighbor's house to ask for his daughter's hand in marriage. Comic misunderstandings and arguments ensue.
Kevin Wilson.....Ivan Vassilyvitch
Randall Lucas.....Stepan Stepanovitch
Jana Allen.....Natalia Stepanovna
NOT SINCE BALTIMORE- Written and Directed by Bert Sherman
A widower explores the bewildering world of internet dating.
Randall Lucas.....Max
Jon Peterson.....Sheldon
[see the show photos]
George Axelrod
directed by Ken Cressman
In this comedy, after womanizing cad Charlie Sorel is killed by a jealous husband, he is reincarnated as a woman.
Neil Simon
directed by Lee Lowrimore
Simon’s semi-autobiographical comedy about a middle-aged writer who is trying to deal with life after his wife’s untimely death.