The Ennotville Summer Theatre’s final production in 2008 is Bernard Slade’s classic romantic comedy, Same Time, Next Year, opening at the Ennotville Library Aug. 14 and running to Aug. 30.
Same Time, Next Year is based around an extra-marital affair two people carry on, one weekend a year, for nearly their entire married lives. They do so in the same California hotel room, and it is about the only thing that does not change over the course of their liaison.
Against the backdrop of cold war, civil rights, the women’s movement, and a potpourri of other forces that shaped the 20th century they carry on. They are open and honest with each other about their spouses and the challenges they face from year to year, and while they don’t always get along, they always manage to find each other in the end, and despite being framed in the guilt of being cheaters in their respective marriages George and Doris retain a loveable charm that reminds us of our need to find true love and companionship, not just heated moments of lust that fade to memories over time.
The show is directed by Arlene Callaghan, whose previous efforts have included last summer’s hit show at the library, Talley’s Folly.
“In this play, two very different people meet,” said Callaghan. “George, the accountant, has promised himself to start saying yes to life, instead of just maybe. Doris, the housewife who married at 18, thinks she should be satisfied with family life, yet senses that there is a part of her waiting to be discovered.”
Rachel Behling, as Doris, and Dean Dunbar, as George, have admirably caught the spirit of this very human story.”
The show opens Aug. 14 and runs Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, with 2pm Saturday matinees, until Aug. 30.
Tickets are $15 each, with a group rate of $12 for groups of ten or more. Tickets may be reserved by calling the Grinder box office at 519-780-7593, by visiting www.grinderproductions.org, or at the door. For more information on Grinder Productions, the Ennotville or Belwood Summer Theatres, or any of the events coming up this season, visit the website.
