Aurora Community Theatre

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Jan. 10, 2020

Contact:

Christine Patronik-Holder

330-562-1818

Tray tables up! Fasten your seatbelts!
Get Ready to Land Loads of Laughs at
BOEING BOEING Jan 24 – Feb 15

Aurora Community Theatre continues its 60^th anniversary tribute to the 1960s with the delightful farce, BOEING BOEING, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm Jan. 24 – Feb. 15. The theatre is located at 115 E. Pioneer Trail.

Set in a Paris apartment, BOEING BOEING by Marc Camoletti, Beverley Cross, and Francis Evans tells the story of Bernard, a playboy architect with a fondness for becoming engaged to stewardesses - one Italian, one German and one American. When weather and speedier jets conspire, the lothario faces catastrophe as all three fiancées land simultaneously.

Mixups, confusion, merry misadventures and mistaken identities keep the laughs coming in this 2008 winner of the Tony for Best Revival of a Play.

Paula Kline-Messner returns to the ACT stage to direct Rob Albrecht as Bernard; Claudia Lillibridge, his exhausted, exasperated housekeeper, Berthe; and Chris Bizub, Bernard’s visiting friend from Wisconsin, Robert.

Performing the roles of Bernard’s fiancé flight attendants are: Tina Davis, the Italian Gabriella; Diana Nabring, the American Gloria; and Laura Swinsburg, as Gretchen from Germany.

Guy Custer and Amie Gabel are co-producing the show with Gabel also serving as board liaison. Ann Nyenhuis is stage manager and technical director with April Sike, assistant stage manager, and. Dave Nyenhuis run crew manager.

The artistic designers include: Bob Schaefer, set; Craig Kollai, lighting, Theresa Snyder, costumes, and Maggie Hamilton, sound.

Ann Nyenhuis led the set construction crew which included: Dave Nyenhuis, Neil Rubin, Jerry Schaber, Joe Mira, Paul Mira, Ashley McCoy, Amie Gabel, and Joe Gillett.

Beverly Cross translated the English language adaptation of  BOEING  BOEING, which was first staged in London at the Apollo Theatre in 1962 and transferred to the Duchess Theatre in 1965, where it ran for a total of seven years. In 1991, the Guinness Book of Records listed it as the most performed French play throughout the world.

 “…a fast lane farce with jet set performances.” DC Metrotheatrearts

 “…a loud slapstick romp” NY Times

“…exactly the bowl of delicious frothy ice cream we need to lift our spirits at a time when the daily headlines give us little to laugh about.” Curtain Up

BOEING  BOEING  is presented with permission by Samuel French, Inc.

Aurora Community Theatre’s season continues with Catch Me If You Can, A New Musical, Apr. 24 – May 16, and HAIR Jun. 26 – Jul. 18.

Aurora Community Theatre is located at 115 E. Pioneer Trail, near the intersection of SR 43 and 306, at the gazebo, in the center of Aurora. ACT extends appreciation to The Denise G. & Norman E. Wells, Jr. Family Foundation for their generous underwriting of the Wells Main Stage.

ACT, celebrating 60 successful seasons in 2019-20, annually presents three Main Season shows, a summer stock production, plus two children’s summer workshops, reaching an annual audience of over 7,000.