Farce of Nature
by Hasty Retreat Productions
Feb. 21 - Mar. 01 (2018)
A special performance brought to Playhouse Smithville by Hasty Retreats Productions.
Included with your Playhouse Smithville Season Ticket Package.
The non-stop hilarity of this Southern-fried farce highlights one day in the life of the Wilburn family of Mayhew, Arkansas. Meet D. Gene Wilburn, the owner and proprietor of the Reel 'Em Inn, the finest little fishing lodge in the Ozarks. Well, it used to be, but lately business is down, tourists are few, and the lone guest who's just checked in—an extremely jittery Carmine DeLuca from Chicago—is only there due to a location shift in the Witness Protection Program.
Doesn't anybody just want to fish anymore? Certainly not D. Gene's frustrated wife, Wanelle, who's fed up with their lackluster romantic life. She's taken drastic steps to improve it through hypnotic suggestion and, for the life of him, D. Gene cannot understand why his pants keep falling down. D. Gene's feisty sister Maxie has her own problems, chief among them battling ageism to resume her career in law enforcement. She's determined to prove her worth by keeping Carmine DeLuca alive through the weekend—a task that's going to prove to be much harder than she bargained for since she keeps losing both her gun and the bullets. And she never anticipated the gangster Camine's been dodging for the last five years, Sonny Barbosa, is about to walk through the door, in hot pursuit of his sexy wife, Lola. Seems the headstong Lola has driven hundreds of miles to the lodge to follow her boytoy, D. Gene and Wanelle's son Ty. But Lola meets her match in Ty's seemingly innocent girlfriend, Jenna, whose patience has reached the breaking point after months of waiting for Ty to come home.
In the deliciously funny romp that ensues, they all hide, lie, disguise themselves, cross-dress, and slam doors chasing one another, while trying to figure out the source of an increasingly awful stench. By then it's too late and the lodge is surrounded by vicious critters and hungry varmints that have followed the odor down from the hills. Yet by the delightfully chaotic climax of this one outrageous day, love blossoms, truths are revealed, and the lives of all—family, guests and gangsters alike—change in incredible and surprising ways. This side-splittingly funny Jones Hope Wooten comedy is guaranteed to win you over—hook, line, and sinker!
Players needed:
Male, Age 18 – 30 for role of Ty – boy next door gone off to the big city to become an actor.
Male, Age 35-55 for role of Sonny, gangster arrived at fishing lodge from the Big City to find snitch
Female, Age 18 – Age 30, for role of Jenna, girl next door waiting for her boyfriend to come home. Works at fishing lodge, artist.
Please contact AJ at hastyretreat3@gmail.com for information.
No compensation, community theater performance. Vehicle necessary. Experieced preferred but not necessary. Rehearsals near Cedar Creek, Texas. A fun bunch of folks!
Location of Show: Playhouse Smithville, Smithville Texas
Show dates and times: Fri & Sat May 4 – May 19, 2018, Sun May 6, Sun May 13
Production Schedule: Tues nights at 7 p.m. until April 1, then Tues & Thurs at 7 pm until show
