HOLSTEIN – What happens when three dedicated employees decide it is time to make changes in the large international company they work for?
As strict old boys rules are replaced by options of child care, job sharing and bigger thinking the results are hilarious in the Dolly Parton musical ‘9 to 5’.
The Egremont Optimist Centre has been filled with singing and laughter since rehearsals began in January in Holstein, with a cast of over 20 from Southgate, Mount Forest, West Grey, Harriston, Hanover, Walkerton, Owen Sound, Kincardine and Kitchener.
Lara Riehl, Laurie Aitken and Megan Gramigna are cast as Violet, Judy and Doralee, the women who change the face of Consolidated Industries – a typical business of the late 70s being ruled by Franklin Hart, played by Jack Riehl and his “old boys club.” Kay Garrard plays Roz, Hart’s adoring secretary. Helen Craigie and Neal Carriere are providing live musical accompaniment.
The Holstein Drama Group kicks off 9 to 5 the Musical May 3 with dinner theatre at 6pm. Evening performances take place at 7:30pm on May 4 and from May 9 to 11. A matinee show runs May 5 at 2pm.
Tickets are available at the Holstein General Store, Meat the Butcher in Mount Forest and Eckhardt’s Shell in Durham.
