Community Theatre

Cape Girardeau's Community theatre has expanded its 2005 season! The River City Players will offer two comedies, two dramas, a musical, and a special local tales production for Old Town Cape's Libertyfest.

The season opens with Murder at the Howard Johnson's, a light and farcical comedy by Ron Clark and Sam Bobrick, involving a love triangle-a man, his wife, and her lover-at a Howard Johnson's Motor Inn.

Arlene and Mitch have concocted a ludicrous scheme to lure her unsuspecting husband, Paul, to a motel room so they can murder him and make it look like suicide, leaving Arlene free to marry Mitch. However, it is quickly made apparent that their scheme is sorely lacking in one key area -- the brains to pull it off!

Murder at the Howard Johnson's is directed by Bart Elfrink.

Show Dates: Dinner-Show February 18, 19, 25, and 26.

Show-only February 23, 24.

Harvey, Mary Chase's well-loved, sentimental comedy about a man and his friend, a six-foot, imaginary (?) rabbit named Harvey, will be directed by Meredith Elfrink.

Show Dates: Dinner-Show April 8, 9, 15, 16.

Show-only April 13, 14

June brings musical revue, The World Goes Round, which will share numbers by Fred Edd and John Kander, from shows such as Cabaret, Chicago, and The Kiss of the Spiderwoman. Christine Beardslee will be production director.

Show Dates: Dinner-Show June 17, 18, 24, 25

Show only June 22, 23

Old Town Cape's 4th of July celebration, Liberyfest, will be adding a Storyfest. As part of this festivity, The River City Players will present the short production Tywappity Tales, featuring a young cast. The show is compiled of local Native American stories which were collected and printed in the Southeast Missourian in the 1930's.

Dr. Roseanna Whitlow adapted and will direct Tywappity Tales.

Show Date: July 4, location and time TBA

Aaron Sorkin's powerful socio-political drama, A Few Good Men, will be directed by Lloyd Williams. The play focuses on the trial of two Marines for complicity in the death of a fellow Marine.

Show Dates: Dinner-Show August 19, 20, 26, 27

Show only August 24, 25

"Do you frighten easily?" This is the question asked by psychopath Harry Roat in the thriller, Wait Until Dark. A recently-blinded young housewife is under siege by a gang of evil drug smugglers in Frederick Knott's (who also wrote Dial M for Murder) suspenseful and frightening drama, directed by Chuck Voss.

Show Dates: Dinner-Show October 21, 22, 28, 29

Show only October 26, 27.

All productions will be at Port Cape Girardeau's River City Yacht Club. Dinner features Doc Cain's famous Prime Rib Buffet and Bread Pudding. Call Port Cape, 573-334-0954 for reservations

Dinner Shows: $24.95 Doors open @ 6:30, Dinner @ 7:00, Performance @ 8:00

Show Only: $10.00 Doors open @ 7:30, Performance @ 8:00