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KALAMAZOO – The Kalamazoo Civic Theatre will present the Clare Boothe Luce comedy, "The Women," April 13 – 28 in the Civic Auditorium, 329 South Park.
Meow! The cats will be caterwauling and clawing. Fortunately their targets are each other and they all seem up for the fight. When this gleefully malicious comedy about New York society matrons premiered on Broadway in 1936, audiences were shocked, outraged and delighted. In 2001, a highly successful Broadway revival left theatergoers equally entertained. Featuring an all-female cast and some of the funniest dialogue ever written for the American stage, "The Women" offers a fascinating inside look at the catty world of Park Avenue society. This deliciously nasty tale of a woman whose happy marriage is destroyed by the gossip of her gold-digging, scheming, gossiping, social climbing friends is as smart, sophisticated and scandalous as her jungle red nail polish. It has been called one of the great American plays of the 20th century.
Directed by Preston Misner, "The Women" features Civic veterans Beth Banner (Edith Potter), Terese Banner (Ms Watts), Karen Blaisure (2nd Society Woman), Priscilla Cronley Swiat (Mrs. Morehead), Anne Fackler (Nancy Blake), Nozomi Gonzalez (Debutante), Laura Kay Henderson (Miriam Aarons), Brenna Hendrix (2nd Salesgirl), Pat Hendrix (Mrs. Fordyce), Mary Jasiak (Countess deLage), Donna McKenna (Ms. Shapiro, Head Saleswoman), Helen Osterwald (Lucy), Christina Pillsbury (Girl In Distress / Maid), Emily Santini (Jane / Maid), Susie Schierbeek (Ms Trimmerback), Serena Scobey (1st Model) and Jenna Wyatt (Princess Tamara).
Making their Civic debuts are Kristen Asche (Exercise Instructor / Maid), Shannon Boulter (1st Cutie), Jana Boyer (1st Hairdresser), Kelly Campbell (Crystal Allen), Becky Clar (Corset Model / Maid), Kathleen Courtois (2nd Saleswoman), Rachel DuMouchel (2nd Hairdresser), Midori Gonzalez (Little Mary) Donna Marie Gorczany (1st Society Woman), Dominique A. Grabbe (2nd Cutie), Patricia Hahnenberg (Cigarette Girl / Maid), Skylar Hinton (Pedicurist), Katie Houston (1st Salesgirl / Maid), Deb Killarney (Fitter), Amy Shaw (Olga / Maid), Renee Smith (Mary Haines), Nancy Smoker (Sadie), Michele Sobota (Sylvia Fowler), Mary Teutsch (Peggy Day), Amanda Valley (Euphie / Maid), Vicki Whisler (Maggie), Cherie Wilson (Dowager), Anne Young (Helene / Maid) and Beatrice M. Young (Nurse).
"The Women" plays in the Civic Auditorium, 329 South Park, April 13 – 28.
For ticket information, call the box office at 269-343-1313 or visit on line at http://www.kazoocivic.com.
