LowellArts Theater Presents The Cemetery Club
LowellArts Theater presents The Cemetery Club by Ivan Menchell, a comedy/drama about three widowed best friends sharing the struggles and joys of love, loss, and acceptance. Performances are: Friday, April 29 at 7:00pm | Saturday, April 30 at 7:00pm | Sunday, May 1 at 2:00pm | Friday, May 6 at 7:00pm | Saturday, May 7 at 7:00pm | Sunday, May 8 at 2:00pm.
All performances will be held at the LowellArts Gallery – 223 W Main St, Lowell, MI 49331. The production includes 5 actors from Lowell and surrounding communities. Directed by Sue Bradford and Assistant Directed/Stage Managed by Teresa Goldner. General Admission tickets are: $15 in advance, $20 at the door (LowellArts Members received $2 off). More info at www.lowellartsmi.org/the-cemetery-club.
Synopsis: Three Jewish widows meet once a month for tea before going to visit their husbands’ graves. Ida is sweet tempered and ready to begin a new life; Lucille is a feisty embodiment of the girl who just wants to have fun; and Doris is priggish and judgmental, particularly when Sam the butcher enters the scene. He meets the widows while visiting his wife’s grave. Doris and Lucille squash the budding romance between Sam and Ida. They are guilt-stricken when this nearly breaks Ida’s heart.
Cast: Martha Hayden as Ida, Sandy Kirchinger as Lucille, Deb Canfield as Doris, Ken Parrish as Sam, and Joanne Bailey-Boorsma as Mildred.
LowellArts connects artists and audiences through the visual and performing arts. Located on Main Street in downtown Lowell, LowellArts is a vibrant arts organization that has served the greater Lowell community since 1977. Annual programming includes: rotating gallery exhibitions, art and theater classes, gallery concerts, community theater, the Showboat Sizzlin' Summer Concert Series (featuring free evening concerts every Thursday June through August by the Flat River), and the Fallasburg Arts Festival (a two-day juried art fair with 100+ artists, live music, and craft demonstrations held at Fallasburg Park).
