BAREFOOT IN THE PARK
OPENS REP’S 30TH SEASON

The Ferndale Repertory Theatre opens its 30th Anniversary Season with Neil Simon’s classic comedy, Barefoot in the Park. Performances begin Thursday, September 27, at 8:00pm with a Preview show in conjunction with Ferndale’s Taste of Main & Friends; all tickets are $5.00. Performances continue every Friday and Saturday evening at 8:00pm through October 19th, with matinee performances on Sundays, October 7th and 14th, and Saturday, October 20th at 2:00pm. The Actor’s Benefit Night is on Thursday, October 18; all the proceeds from that performance go to our hard-working and dedicated cast and crew. All tickets are $11.00 general admission and $9.00 student/senior. For information and reservations, call the box office at 786-5483.

Set in 1963, Barefoot in the Park follows the lives of newlyweds, Paul and Corie Bratter, as they adjust to married life in a small New York apartment. Paul is a buttoned-down, straight arrow who’s wound a little too tight, while Corie is an effervescent, free spirit who won’t let anything disturb her romantic bliss. Aside from the five-flight climb and the hole in the skylight, the Bratters must also contend with an eccentric upstairs neighbor, Victor Velasco, who must go through their apartment to get to his. Corie hatches a plot to get her mother together with Mr. Velasco, but the entire evening goes awry and even casts doubt on the viability of the Bratter’s new marriage. Can this marriage be saved?

Neil Simon is known as one of America’s best-loved playwrights. He is also one of the most prolific, having written several smash hits over the years. Many of his plays have been made into movies, where his natural dialogue and wit translated into hits for them as well. Aside from Barefoot in the Park, some of his works include: The Prisoner of Second Avenue, Come Blow Your Horn, Biloxi Blues, California Suite, Last of the Red Hot Lovers, The Good-bye Girl, The Odd Couple, and The Sunshine Boys, as well as many others.

Director, Marilyn McCormick, has assembled a fine cast of six talented Humboldt actors. New to the area, Beth Everhart, plays the bubbly newlywed, Corie; Joel Nelson, last seen as Leopold in the Rep’s, Never the Sinner, plays the straight-laced husband, Paul. Willi Welton and Bob Clark play Corie’s mom and Victor Velasco, with John Olson and Daniel Lawrence as the telephone repairman and the deliveryman. Production design is in the capable hands of Joe Collins (set and lights), Denise Ryles (costume), Alphonse Cays (sound) and Katherine Bruck (stage management).

For information and tickets, call the box office at 786-5483.

Ferndale Repertory Theatre
Post Office Box 892 • 447 Main Street • Ferndale, CA 95536-0096

Tickets: (707) 786-5483 • Fax: (707) 786-5480 • Email: info@ferndale-rep.org

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