I don’t know about you, but that review sounds like something I’d like to be a part of. Luckily for the Lake Country, the Plaza Alliance for the Performing Arts (PAPA,) is making it easy for you to be a party of the experience.
PAPA is putting together a production of Neil Simon’s The Dinner Party and it is sure to be a hit. The cast consists of Lou Benjamin, Sarah Daly Weir, Jeff Hunley, Bailee Adams, Michelle Saarela and Bill Dudley and is being directed by Dennis McClain and Sarah Daly Weir.
Playwright Neil Simon, himself married five times, mines his own experience to create the thematic material for this unique play. Six unknowing guests have RSVP'd to a dinner at a private dining room at a restaurant in Paris. Arriving in a staggered manner, they eventually realize they are three divorced couples. Five of them were mistaken into thinking a man they hold in high regard, who happens to be the divorce lawyer, is hosting the party, but he never shows up, and appearances prove to be deceiving. After the shock wears off, the characters inevitably begin to analyze and emotionally process their past marriages, and the play ends on a hopeful note.
Neil Simon is widely regarded as one of the most successful, prolific and performed playwrights in theatre history and you get a chance to see one of his plays being performed at The Plaza. Take a step into France as the audience is transported into a dinner party full of twists and hilarious turns — you will not want to miss this! Get your tickets online today at plazacenter.org. Tickets are $20 and $25. Performances are Nov. 4-6 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 7 at 2 p.m.
The Plaza Alliance for the Performing Arts (PAPA) was founded as a non-profit organization in 1978 by a small number of Putnam County residents to establish performance opportunities for local interests and talents. PAPA produced its first play in 1978, and since that time has produced dozens of plays (a total of 69) in several different venues until the opening of The Plaza Arts Center in 2008. In that year, PAPA came under the umbrella of The Plaza Arts Center. All PAPA productions are done by volunteers and are open for participation to anyone in the area. Plays are cast by each play's designated director(s) and according to play characters' genders, ages, and types.
For more information about PAPA contact PAPA Chair, Margaret Morris at MORRIS_M@mercer.edu.
“The Dinner Party” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com