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Wolf Creek Players first production underway
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| Courtesy photo: Individuals who will perform in “The Curious Savage” include, front row (left to right): Jana Ryan as Fairy Mae; Reda Carmichael, Assistant Director and Pastor Craig Ferguson as Hannibal. Middle row (l-r): Catherine Leipold as Lilly Belle; Ryan Basye as Jeff; DeLyte Ebbers as Miss Wilhelmina; Pastor Jim Radatz, Director; Judy Burkle as Miss Paddy. Back row (l-r): Ron McGrath as Dr. Emmett; Alice McGrath as Mrs. Savage; Carmen Caruso-Winslow as Florence; Brian Winslow as Samuel Savage. Not pictured is Pastor Chris Ebbers as Titus Savage. |
DYSART — The play “The Curious Savage” a comedy by John Patrick has been selected as the inaugural show of the Wolf Creek Players Community Theatre and rehearsals are well underway.
The cast members selected for The Curious Savage are as follows: Mrs. Ethel Savage (played by Alice McGrath); Dr. Emmett (Ron McGrath); Fairy May (Jana Ryan); Jeffrey (Ryan Basye); Florence (Carmen Winslow); Hannibal (Craig Ferguson); Mrs. Paddy (Judy Herkel); Wilhelmina (DeLyte Ebbers); Senator Titus Savage (Chris Ebbers); Lily Belle (Catherine Leipold); Judge Samuel Savage (Brian Winslow). Leading the production are: Director Jim Radatz, Co-director Reda Charmichael and Producer Nancy Havran.
In the play, Mrs. Savage has been left $10 million dollars by her husband, and wants to make the best use of it, despite the efforts of her grown-up stepchildren to get their hands on it. These latter, knowing that the widow’s wealth is now in negotiable securities, and seeing they cannot get hold of it, commit her to a “sanatorium” hoping to “bring her to her senses.”
But Mrs. Savage is determined to establish a fund to help others realize their hopes and dreams. In the sanatorium she meets various social misfits, men and women who just cannot adjust themselves to life, people who need the help Mrs. Savage can provide. In getting to know them, she realizes that she will find happiness with them, and plans to spend the rest of her life as one of them.
But when the doctor tells her there is no reason why she should remain, she hesitates to go out into a hard world where people seem ready to do anything for money. The self-seeking stepchildren are driven to distraction by their vain efforts to browbeat Mrs. Savage, but she preserves her equanimity and leads them on a merry chase. At last her friends conspire to get rid of her stepchildren, and through their simple belief in the justice of her cause, they enable Mrs. Savage to carry out her plans.
The last scene, a farewell party, is a delightful fantasy where each “guest” in the sanatorium realizes at last some hopeless dream for something he was never able to realize. The dominant mood is high comedy, and the audience is left with a feeling that the neglected virtues of kindness and affection have not been entirely lost in a world that seems motivated at times only by greed and dishonesty.e
Three performances of the play will be given on Friday, March 5 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 6 at 7:30 p.m. and a Sunday matinee on March 7 at 2 p.m. at the Union Middle School in Dysart.
On Saturday evening (March 6), the Wolf Creek Players have arranged a catered meal before the performance for a “dinner theatre” experience. The meal will be served at the Dysart United Methodist Church.
Tickets are available at the Security State Bank or Dysart State Bank. Tickets can also be purchased by calling Marcia Taylor at 476-4623 or Jody Ferguson at 478-2807.
The cast members selected for The Curious Savage are as follows: Mrs. Ethel Savage (played by Alice McGrath); Dr. Emmett (Ron McGrath); Fairy May (Jana Ryan); Jeffrey (Ryan Basye); Florence (Carmen Winslow); Hannibal (Craig Ferguson); Mrs. Paddy (Judy Herkel); Wilhelmina (DeLyte Ebbers); Senator Titus Savage (Chris Ebbers); Lily Belle (Catherine Leipold); Judge Samuel Savage (Brian Winslow). Leading the production are: Director Jim Radatz, Co-director Reda Charmichael and Producer Nancy Havran.
In the play, Mrs. Savage has been left $10 million dollars by her husband, and wants to make the best use of it, despite the efforts of her grown-up stepchildren to get their hands on it. These latter, knowing that the widow’s wealth is now in negotiable securities, and seeing they cannot get hold of it, commit her to a “sanatorium” hoping to “bring her to her senses.”
But Mrs. Savage is determined to establish a fund to help others realize their hopes and dreams. In the sanatorium she meets various social misfits, men and women who just cannot adjust themselves to life, people who need the help Mrs. Savage can provide. In getting to know them, she realizes that she will find happiness with them, and plans to spend the rest of her life as one of them.
But when the doctor tells her there is no reason why she should remain, she hesitates to go out into a hard world where people seem ready to do anything for money. The self-seeking stepchildren are driven to distraction by their vain efforts to browbeat Mrs. Savage, but she preserves her equanimity and leads them on a merry chase. At last her friends conspire to get rid of her stepchildren, and through their simple belief in the justice of her cause, they enable Mrs. Savage to carry out her plans.
The last scene, a farewell party, is a delightful fantasy where each “guest” in the sanatorium realizes at last some hopeless dream for something he was never able to realize. The dominant mood is high comedy, and the audience is left with a feeling that the neglected virtues of kindness and affection have not been entirely lost in a world that seems motivated at times only by greed and dishonesty.e
Three performances of the play will be given on Friday, March 5 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 6 at 7:30 p.m. and a Sunday matinee on March 7 at 2 p.m. at the Union Middle School in Dysart.
On Saturday evening (March 6), the Wolf Creek Players have arranged a catered meal before the performance for a “dinner theatre” experience. The meal will be served at the Dysart United Methodist Church.
Tickets are available at the Security State Bank or Dysart State Bank. Tickets can also be purchased by calling Marcia Taylor at 476-4623 or Jody Ferguson at 478-2807.
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