[Capdist-announce] THE CAKE, “an emotionally & deliciously funny play” Opens Friday

[jwmhickman at nycap.rr.com]

	“THE CAKE” OPENS FRIDAY, MAY 13  

	 AT SCHENECTADY CIVIC PLAYERS.  

	SCHENECTADY -- THE THIRD MAIN STAGE PRODUCTION OF SCHENECTADY CIVIC
PLAYERS’ 94TH SEASON, “THE CAKE” BY BEKAH BRUNSTETTER AND
DIRECTED BY SARA PAUPINI, OPENS FRIDAY, MAY 13, AND PLAYS THROUGH
SUNDAY, MAY 22 AT ITS 12 SOUTH CHURCH STREET PLAYHOUSE IN
SCHENECTADY’S HISTORIC STOCKADE DISTRICT.  

	SYNOPSIS: DELLA MAKES CAKES, NOT JUDGEMENT CALLS.  THOSE SHE LEAVES
TO HER HUSBAND, TIM. BUT WHEN THE GIRL SHE HELPED RAISE COMES BACK
HOME TO NORTH CAROLINA TO GET MARRIED, AND THE FIANCE IS ACTUALLY A
FIANCEE, DELLA'S LIFE GETS TURNED UPSIDE DOWN. SHE CAN'T REALLY MAKE A
CAKE FOR SUCH A WEDDING, CAN SHE?  FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HER LIFE,
DELLA MUST THINK FOR HERSELF. 

	PREMIERING OFF- BROADWAY IN 2019.” THE CAKE” HAS BEEN CALLED
“AN EMOTIONALLY AND DELICIOUSLY FUNNY PLAY.” BRUNSTETTER, ITS
CREATOR, IS A WRITER PRODUCER OF NBCS “THIS IS US” TELEVISION
SERIES.    

	THE CIVIC PLAYERS CAST FEATURES JOSEPHINE O'CONNOR (AS DELLA), DAVID
ORR (ASTIM), MONET THOMPSON (AS MACY), AND ELIZABETH SHERWOOD MACK (AS
 JEN). (SEE ATTACHMENT) 

	​“THE CAKE”_ _RUNS FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY (MAY 13, 14, 15)
AND WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY_ (_MAY18 THROUGH 22).   FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY CURTAINS ARE AT 8 PM, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY CURTAINS ARE AT
7:30 PM., AND SUNDAYS ARE MATINEES ONLY AT 2:30 PM. PROOF OF
VACCINATION AND MASKS REQUIRED AT ALL PERFORMANCES. 

	TICKETS ARE $20. ORDER ON-LINE AT WWW.CIVICPLAYERS.ORG [1]  OR CALL
(518) 382-2081.  

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Links:
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[1] http://www.civicplayers.org/

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