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Boca Club News, Page 15
Classic Thriller, “Wait Until Dark,” Opens at Delray

Beach Playhouse’s Cabaret Theater October 26th

Boca Stage’s first production in their new home at the Delray her blindness just might be the key to her escape, but she and triple-crosses, and some very challenging staging.
Beach Playhouse will be Frederick Knott’s classic thriller, “Wait her tormentors must wait until dark to play out this dangerous Garsson has cast Rachel Whittington as Susan, Shane Tanner
Until Dark.” The production will run in the Playhouse’s Cabaret situation to its chilling conclusion. as Roat, Rio Chavarro as Mike, Troy Stanley as Carlino, Michael
Theatre from October 27th through November 5th. “The key to this play is the cache of diamonds that has been, Coppola as Sam, and Ellie Rose as Gloria.
In 2013, playwright and author Jeffrey Hatcher (“Tuesdays through some very strange circumstances, placed somewhere in Tickets for “Wait Until Dark” range in price from $39 to
with Morrie”), updated the 1964 script of this classic show, Susan’s Greenwich Village basement apartment and the quest $69 and are available online at delraybeachplayhouse.com or
which became a hit film, by resetting its story in 1944, just at the of some very bad guys to retrieve it,” explains Keith Garsson, by calling (561) 272-1281. Performances are on Friday and
end of World War II, while keeping its New York City locale. the show’s Executive Producer and Director, who is also the Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. and on Sunday at 2 p.m. There
The plot: In 1944 Greenwich Village, Susan Hendrix, a Founder of Boca Stage. “Blood will be spilled, people will die. will also be a performance on Thursday, October 26th, at 8 p.m.
blind yet capable woman, is imperiled by a trio of men in her “Wait Until Dark” represents our first time (stab?!) at a pure All performances will take place at the Delray Beach Playhouse,
own apartment. As the climax builds, Susan discovers that thriller, a cat-and-mouse chase complete with double-crosses, 950 NW 9th Street.
Carey Crim’s “Morning After Grace”

Brings Comedy and Compassion To

Fort Lauderdale’s Empire Stage Opening October 27th

Pigs Do Fly Productions’ first show of the new theater “I am very familiar with Carey Crim’s amazing work
season is “Morning After Grace,” playwright Carey Crim’s and was thrilled to learn that ‘Morning After Grace’ was
comedy that explores love, loss and new beginnings. The finally available for production in South Florida,” says the
production will run from October 27th through November show’s director, Deborah Kondelik. “The play is hilarious yet
19th at Empire Stage in Fort Lauderdale. poignant, timely, and a perfect match for Pigs Do Fly’s mission.
“This lovely play is a perfect example of what we at Pigs I am happy to know that more plays are being written about
are trying to prove,” says Executive Producer Ellen Wacher. older yet vibrantly alive people. Pigs Do Fly Productions has
“That people over ‘a certain age’ are as interesting in ‘the now’ opened the door wide to showcase the more mature actor.
as they ever were. ‘Morning After Grace’ is a funny, profound, Older actors bring a great deal of life experience to the stage.
and very hopeful example of life in general--no matter what After all, the most important trait of a good actor is the ability
age someone may be.” to move others and to truly connect with the character being
Angus, Abigail and Ollie, all residents in a Florida Deborah Kondelik Ellen Wacher portrayed. And there is no age limit on that!”
retirement community, gather together for the first time in Kondelik has cast Andre Gainey as Ollie, Peter Galman as
Angus’s apartment the day after a funeral. During the course have accomplished these past eight years. We have featured Angus, and Janice Hamilton as Abigail.
of the play, each one of them discovers something about and served a demographic that is often ignored, and I think our Tickets for “Morning After Grace” are $45 and are available
themselves, and the others, and that no matter what might patrons are extremely appreciative of that. And… it’s also very online at www.pigsdoflyproductions.com or by calling (954)
occur, there is always a morning after. gratifying to see not only my contemporaries in our audiences, 678-1496. Performances are on Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.,
“This is our eighth season,” Wacher continues. “I am but younger people as well. It proves beyond a doubt that good and on Sunday at 5 p.m.. All performances will take place at
extremely proud of how much we have grown and what we theatre has no age limits.” Empire Stage, 1140 N. Flagler Drive, Fort Lauderdale.

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