Algoma Repertory Theatre running 'Barefoot in the Park' this spring

Algoma Repertory Theatre will be staging Neil Simon’s longest running Broadway play Barefoot in the Park from May 29 to June 1 at Quattro Hotel and Conference Centre.

The play, which Life Magazine dubbed “one of the funniest comedies ever,” tells the story of newlyweds Corie and Paul Bratter who are starting their new life together in their Manhattan apartment, A.R.T. said in a news release.

"Paul, a strait-laced lawyer and Corie, a free-spirited romantic, are wild about each other even though they’re complete opposites. When Corie hatches a plan to set up her conservative widowed mother with her eccentric neighbour, a wild night that highlights just how different Corie and Paul are is set in motion."

A.R.T. said Barefoot in the Park, directed by Marc Beaudette (Evil Dead the Musical, Tony and Tina’s Wedding and Steel Magnolias) is "both a hilarious, sunny, and touching exploration of love and learning to love an imperfect person perfectly".

The cast includes Jarrett Mills (Bus Stop, It’s a Wonderful Life), Megan Wigmore (Evil Dead: The Musical, Tony and Tina’s Wedding) as Paul and Corie Bratter, the young newlyweds and is rounded out by Donna Hilsinger (Sister Act, Priscilla Queen of the Desert) as Corrie’s conservative mother, John Howes in the role of Harry Pepper, the telephone repairman (It’s a Wonderful Life, Tony and Tina’s Wedding) and Marc Beaudette (The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Harvey) as the eccentric neighbour, Victor Velasco.

SHOW DETAILS

Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon

May 29 - June 1

Dinner and Show - $80

Show-Only: $40

The evening's menu will include:
Dinner Family Style
Fresh Bread
Mixed Greens
Penne and Homemade Red Sauce
Roasted Chicken
Italian Seasoned Potatoes
Green Beans
Dessert: Apple Blossom
Coffee and Tea

Doors open: 5:30 p.m.
Dinner: 6:15 p.m.
Show: 8 p.m.
Show-only arrive by 7:45 p.m.

Tables of 10

Tickets are available now and can be purchased online at www.artinssm.com or call 705-943-9519.

The Quattro Hotel and Conference Centre is at 229 Great Northern Rd.

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