Volume 18, Number 11, 21 February, 2002 Issue

Mainstage Theatre shows backstage comedy

"Moon Over Buffalo" takes the audience backstage for some absurd comedy as a once-famous theatrical couple and their repertory theater company try for one more chance at success while touring upstate New York.

WSU’s Mainstage Theatre will present "Moon Over Buffalo" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, March 7-9, and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 10, in Wilner Auditorium.

"Moon Over Buffalo" by Ken Ludwig premiered and had a successful run on Broadway in 1995.

Down and out thespians Charlotte and George Hall nearly split up for good when Charlotte discovers George's affair with Eileen, a beguiling young company member. The couple's daughter, Rosalind, longs to escape the tumultuous stage life, but the antics of her parents keep drawing her back into the spotlight. A handsome young actor, a star-struck weatherman, a lovesick agent and a grandmother with a hearing problem adds to the farcical chaos. Only the promise of a film career with director Frank Capra reunites the family.

Guest director is Ronald Frederickson of Salt Lake City. Frederickson, a recipient of the 1998 Kansas Governor’s Arts Educator Award and a Kennedy Center Medallion of Excellence for 1999, taught theater for 27 years at Emporia State University. He has directed more than 70 plays and musicals. He is an instructor of theater at the University of Utah. He has been in production with WSU students for several weeks.

Amy Hughey plays Charlotte, the role that lured Carol Burnett back to Broadway after a 30-year absence. James Hoensheidt plays George. Brad Reissig is lighting and set designer and Betty Monroe is costume designer.

Call 978-3233 to reserve tickets. Prices start at $10 with discounts available.

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