聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Cornerstone Theatre is offering a fun, family friendly, comedic dinner theatre on Friday, April 8, and Saturday, April 9, with a Sunday matinee performance on April 10. The production this year is a very funny tale, a comedy by Ray Cooney titled 鈥淚t Runs in the Family.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淪et in a hospital, 鈥業t Runs in the Family鈥� contains the usual assortment of nuts running in and out of doors mistaking everybody for someone else,鈥� Joan Bue, co-director of the play with Dianne Twietmeyer, explained. 鈥淒r. Mortimer tries to cover-up the unexpected arrival of a teenage son he never knew he had, along with his ex-lover. Add to that his wife, his best friend, and a variety of other lunatics coming and going this play is one huge hilarious mix-up!鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 This year鈥檚 cast includes Lane and Colleen Easton from Kennedy, Laurie Fornwald of Lampman, Matt Gesell and Melissa Savill from Windthorst, Mike Logan from Arcola, Craig Savill from Manor, and Shannon Klatt, Bertha Isleifson, David Slykhuis, Megan McAuley, and Jesse Twietmeyer from Carlyle.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The direction being taken care of by Bue and Twietmeyer also has creative input from Doug Waldner as well, while Paul Twietmeyer is in charge of set design and building.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The play this year, Bue says, is an event for the whole family: 鈥淚t鈥檚 a comedy for the whole family. There will be lots of laughs; it鈥檚 very, very funny.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Don Carter, who is involved with Cornerstone Theatre, said, 鈥淚t鈥檚 probably the funniest one we鈥檝e done and there鈥檚 been some funny ones over the years.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Tickets for the play are available at The Pearl where dinner tickets for April 8th and 9th are only available in advance at $35 each. Doors will open at 6 p.m. with cocktails available, supper will be served at 7 p.m., and the performance will begin at 8 p.m.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The matinee on April 10th at 2 p.m. does not include a meal, but advance tickets are $15 or $20 at the door.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淎ll seating is assigned, so the sooner you purchase your tickets, the better your selection of seats!鈥� Bue explained.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The cut-off for dinner tickets to be purchased is Wednesday, April 6. The meal will once again be prepared by the excellent cooks David and Shelley Slykhuis.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚f you鈥檙e looking for a fun evening out that includes good food and lots of laughs, this dinner theatre is for you!鈥� Bue adds.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 All funds raised through this event will go towards Carlyle Memorial Hall, in bettering the facility, and one of those includes a sound system for the lower part of the hall. During the Lion鈥檚 annual auction, family gatherings held at the hall, and other events the current sound system 鈥� which is quite heavy 鈥� is hauled downstairs to be used and is quite cumbersome.
