The Drama Group is very excited to celebrate a two-for one! Not only is it our 90th Anniversary season, but we are also celebrating the 20th Anniversary of our Exchange Program with The Stables Theatre in Hastings, England. In June our British counterparts are bring the hilarious British farce by Ray Cooney, RUN FOR YOUR WIFE.
Show times for RUN FOR YOUR WIFE are 7:30pm beginning Friday, June 10,11,16, 17 and 18; Sunday matinees at 2:00pm June 12 and 19.
The Drama Group has a new ticketing service! We are now using BookTix Ticketing and Livestreaming. All tickets are available by
going to The Drama Group BookTix website dg.booktix.com, where you will be directed to set up your account with “The Drama Group-BookTix Box Office.”
Out of concern for the health and safety of our theatre audiences, members, staff and actors, The Drama Group has adopted the following COVID-19 protocol for the remainder of the season – Audience members will be required to wear masks while in the Drama Group Studio Building and theatre.
SYNOPSIS – RUN FOR YOUR WIFE
John Smith has been happily involved in a bigamous marriage for five years. He lives with Stephanie in Finsbury and Michelle in Stockwell. Fortunately, for John, he's a taxi driver which involves varying shift work. Simple? Well, when John unwittingly becomes a have-a-go hero and the Finsbury and Stockwell Police forces discover something suspicious in their paperwork, John's happy bubble is about to be burst. The action of the play takes place during the next hectic twenty-four hours as John, with the assistance of his gullible neighbor Gary Gardner, rush between North and South London attempting to thwart the Police and prevent the two loving wives from coming face to face.
You must come if all is well that ends well ... it is crazy, quirky and wonderfully British.
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The Drama Group is pleased to be a member of Southland Arts with 26 local arts organization. See details at southlandarts.org.
“Hope is Where the Art Is.”
The Drama Group acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency through federal funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.
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CAST
John Smith - Glen Marks, Royal Tunbridge Wells, England
Barbara - Pauleen McLaughlin, Hastings, England
Mary - Vivian Pattison, England
Porterhouse - Alan Haynes, Hastings, England
Stanley - Gavin Nevett, Battle, England
Troughton - Dan Palmer, England
Bobby / Reporter - Richard Smith, England
PRODUCTION TEAM
Director - Lindsey Meer, Hastings, England
Stage Manager – UK - David Barker, England
Set Design - UK - Dee Harvey, England
Props – Stables - Anne Edwards, Hastings, England
Décor – Stables - Rosemary Night, Hastings, England
Set Design - DG - Russ Hoganson, Homewood, IL
Prompter - Mary Ellen Fawk, Chicago Heights, IL
Lighting Design - Jennifer Larkin, New Lenox, IL
Stage Manager – DG - Dayna Lee, Homewood, IL
Assist w/Costumes - Wayne “Skipp” Poulton, Chicago Heights, IL
Décor & Props - DG - Mary Ellen Fawk / Andy Leahy, Chicago Heights, IL
Sound Design - Ben White, Chicago, IL
Set Construction - MJ Renzi, New Lenox, IL
Set Construction - Chuck Kaffka, Tinley Park, IL
Paint Chair - Barbara Whitney, Richton Park, IL
Social Media / Instagram - Meghan Hoyt, Flossmoor, IL
Publicity - Diane Kaffka, Tinley Park, IL
Marketing / Publicity - Kelly Campos, Homewood, IL
Marketing / Publicity - Tina Zagone, Olympia Fields, IL
Exchange Program Committee Drama Group
Committee Chair - Jeannie Markionni, Frankfort, IL
Committee
Committee - Linda Hart, Homewood, IL
Committee - Tony Labriola, Olympia Fields, IL
Committee - Tina Zagone, Olympia Fields, IL
Committee / President DG - Andy Leahy, Chicago Heights, IL
Committee - Mary Ellen Fawk, Chicago Heights, IL
Committee - Regina Gadotti, Chicago Heights, IL
Committee - Wayne “Skipp” Poulton, Chicago Heights, IL
Committee - Barbara Whitney, Richton Park IL
Committee - Jim LaPietra, Berwyn, IL
Committee - Liz Yerkovich, New Lenox, IL
Committee - Michael J Renzi, New Lenox, IL