If you enjoy French farce, lots of misunderstandings and people running around in their PJs, you will love Playgoers of Lethbridge’s October dinner theatre of Marc Camoletti’s “Don’t Dress For Dinner.”
“ Playgoers is also doing his play ‘Boeing, Boeing’ in the Spring and this is often considered to to be the sequel even though it has noting to do with it,” said Director Monique Prusky, who is holding two auditions for ‘Don’t Dress For Dinner this week.
Auditions are Saturday, July 18 from 1-2:30 p.m . and again on Tuesday,
July 21 from 7-8 p.m. in the Community Room of the North
side Save-on-Foods.
Don‘t Dress For Dinner was written in 1987 by Marc Camoletti and translated into English by Robin Hawdon in 1992.
“I saw Boeing Boeing in Medicine Hat and it was so much fun,” she said adding when the time came to submit scripts to Playgoers for consideration, she was immediately drawn to “ Don’t Dress For Dinner” when she learned they were already going to do ‘Boeing, Boeing.
“ It’s complicated,” Prusky said of the six character production.
“ Everyone ends up in their pyjamas,” she said.
“Every time she is asked to do something, she asks for another 200 francs, so she knows what she is worth,” Prusky said.
the cast needs to be around the same age— ranging from their ’20s to early 40s.
“But it depends on who shows up and how well they work together,” she said.
“ Bernard is married to Jacqueline, but his mistress is a gorgeous model,” she continued.
“ They’re all pretty big parts, though, George, the cooks husband is only in the last few pages. He’s a pretty big guy, so it’s interesting,” she said, adding she is excited about directing her first big, two act play with the help of assistant director Eric Low.
“It’s going to be a lot of work and a challenge,e but I like a challenge,” she said, adding she hopes to begin rehearsals at the end of August.
“Don’t Dress For Dinner” will run Oct. 20-24 at the Country Kitchen. Tickets are $50 which includes dinner and the show. They will be available at CASA.
