[NEohioPAL] "Charley's Aunt" brings comic confusion to Akron

[Janis Harcar]

Comic Confusion Reigns Supreme in Classic British Farce ‘Charley’s Aunt’

Beloved Farce from 1892 Still Tickles the Funny Bone!

Weathervane Playhouse’s 78th season continues with Charley’s Aunt, the hilarious tale of young love – and preposterous deception!

 Directed by Nancy Cates, Charley’s Aunt plays on Weathervane Playhouse’s Founders Theater stage from April 4 to 21, 2013.

 In this classic British comedy, two Oxford University undergraduates are desperate to arrange a double date with their girlfriends. Jack Chesney is in love with Kitty Verdun and his pal, Charley Wykeham, is in love with Amy Spettigue. Problem is, it’s 1892 – and no proper Victorian-era woman will accept a luncheon invitation from a young man unless a proper chaperone will also be invited.

 To solve their chaperone problem, Jack presents a plan to Charley: Why not invite Charley’s aunt? She’s a wealthy widow from Brazil (“where the nuts come from”), and she’s planning to be visiting on the day of the planned luncheon with Kitty and Amy.

 Charley agrees to invite his Aunt to the luncheon – but then the fates intervene. Aunt Donna Lucia d’ Alvadorez telegraphs from Brazil that her trip to England has been delayed by several days.

 Without the aunt, the young lads realize that their sweethearts simply won’t accept their luncheon invitation. Jack and Charley are commiserating about their setback when in walks their pal, Lord Fancourt Babberly, who just happens to be wearing women’s clothing (for his role in an upcoming theatrical revue).

 Because desperate times call for desperate measures, the boys hatch a harebrained scheme to keep their date. When the girls suddenly arrive, they force their buddy “Babbs” – who’s already dressed as a woman, anyway! – to play the role of Charley’s indulgently doting aunt from Brazil!

 From here, comic confusion reigns supreme in this laugh-out-loud farce! Things get even more complicated when other characters are thrown headfirst into these cross-dressing shenanigans. Jack’s father arrives, as does Amy’s father, and then the hijinks are raised even higher when the “real” Aunt Donna Lucia shows up, too! Full of mischief, mayhem and merriment, Charley’s Aunt proves that the course of true love never runs smoothly!

Charley’s Aunt Performance and Ticket Information 

Charley’s Aunt plays on the Weathervane Playhouse Founders Theater stage between April 4 and 21, 2013.

The low-cost preview performance is Thursday, April 4 at 7:30 p.m.; the official opening-night performance is Friday, April 5 at 8 p.m.
Between April 4 and 21, 2013, the performance days and times are Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. Additionally, a 10 a.m. performance will be held on Wednesday, April 17; a special ticket price for senior groups is available for this daytime performance.
Tickets for the April 4 preview performance only (at 7:30 p.m.) are $15 each. Tickets for performances after April 4 are $21 each.

For performances after April 4, $19 tickets for seniors are available for Thursday and Sunday performances. Tickets for children (ages 17 or younger) and college students are $5 each at all performances. Additional discounts for groups of 10 or larger are also available.

The Weathervane Playhouse Box Office is open Mondays between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., Tuesdays through Fridays between 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. and is also open beginning one hour before each performance. For tickets, visit or call the Weathervane Box Office at 330-836-2626 during Box Office hours or connect online to www.weathervaneplayhouse.com.



Janis Harcar
Director of Advancement
Weathervane Playhouse
330-836-2626 X16
jharcar at weathervaneplayhouse.com



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