Neil Simon's comedy "Barefoot in the Park" will be
playing at the Canyon Moon Theatre
located in the Oak Creek Factory Outlets, next to Village
Pet Supply and Grooming, on Highway 179 in the Village of
Oak Creek. Above (from left to right): Victor Velasco (Jonn
Lander), Mother (Lea Gracer), Corie (Mary Elizabeth Wallin)
and Paul (Ben Jayston).
Neil Simon's 'Barefoot in the Park'
in Sedona November 5-22, 2009
SEDONA, AZ (October 24, 2009) - What
happens when the honeymoon is over? Join Canyon Moon for Neil Simon’s
warm-hearted hit comedy Barefoot in the Park, playing November 5-22.
Free-spirited Corie and straight-laced attorney
Paul are ready to start their exciting new life together in their first
apartment. But six exhausting flights of stairs, strange neighbors and a
giant hole in the skylight don’t bode well for a smooth start to their
marriage. When Corie meets Victor Velasco, an aging but charming
womanizer, and decides to introduce him to her shy, staid mother, the
stage is set for a hilarious evening of love and laughter.
“Barefoot in the Park is about falling in love
again with someone after you move in with them. Its message is that
after the honeymoon, life and love truly begin,” commented director Noah
Lee Margetts.
Margetts brings a remarkable set of international
film and theater credits, which include Chaplin with Robert Downey Jr.,
Batman Begins with Christian Bale, Tiger in the Snow with Roberto
Benigni and Death of a Salesman on London's West End, opposite Tony &
Olivier winner Brian Dennehy. He starred in, directed and produced
Cat's-Paw at The King's Head Theatre in London, for which he received
rave reviews from the London critics.
The brilliant set design is by Devin Terreson,
who represents more than 50 years in the creative and performing arts
and is descended from generations of inventors, artists, musicians, and
engineers.
Included in the cast as the priggish Paul is Ben
Jayston, who has frequently delighted Canyon Moon Theatre audiences. He
appeared as Leo in last year’s Chapter Two, as the skirt-chasing dentist
in Murder at Howard Johnson’s and as Richard in The Lion in Winter.
Corie is played by CMT newcomer Mary Elizabeth
Wallin, who graduated from the University of Wisconsin La Crosse with a
Bachelor's degree in Theatre Arts Performance and Design/Tech in 2007.
She performed in NAU’s 2009 production of "The Vagina Monologues."
Jonn Lander plays the inveterate womanizer
Velasco. For Shakespeare Sedona, Jonn played Gratiano in Othello and
Rinaldo opposite Michael Learned in All’s Well That Ends Well. At
Flagstaff’s Theatrikos Theatre he played the part of Reverend Tooker in
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof.
Lea Gracer, the woman behind SedonaFilmLovers.com,
a website informing the community of independent films playing in
Sedona, has delighted Verde Valley audiences as Kate Mallory in Romantic
Comedy, and appeared in “The Vagina Monologues” in 2007-2009.
The show plays Thursday, November 5 through
Sunday, November 22.
Tickets for Barefoot in the Park previews on
November 5 and November 6 are $16. During the run of each show, tickets
are $19. Full-time student tickets are $11.
To purchase tickets, call Brown Paper Tickets’
24-hour hotline at 1-800-838-3006 or go to our website at
www.canyonmoontheatre.org. Tickets are also available at Rycus’ Corners
and Marketplace Café in the VOC and at Basha’s in West Sedona. Thursday
through Saturday shows are at 7:30 p.m. Sunday performances are at 3
p.m. Canyon Moon Theatre is located in the Oak Creek Factory Outlets,
next to Village Pet Supply and Grooming, on Highway 179 in the Village
of Oak Creek.
Canyon Moon is a professional, non-profit theatre
that serves the northern Arizona community and its guests. Season XII is
supported by the Sedona Community Foundation.
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