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'Bud' played by Bill Cooper, gets himself in a compromising position with Victoria, played by Vicky Morrison during a seen from the HAWK production.
'Sex Please' opens at HAWK Theatre
Troy Patterson
Editor
HAWK Theatre's 'Sex
Please We're Sixty' is a light-
hearted adult comedy that
will send a wave of smiles
across the audience.
With the opening night
April 28, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.,
the cast and crew demon-
strated their hardwork prior
to the show's kick-off during
a dress rehearsal at the
Lucknow Town Hall Theatre
April 24, in front of a crowd
of friends and supporters.
"It's never smooth, it's the-
atre," assistant director and
producer Maureen Matchett
said of the path to get to here
since rehearsals began in
January. "We had to deal
with road closures and
storms, but the cast is really
dedicated. The fact that they
have families and work com-
mitments and are willing to
do this, is really great"
Five 'veteran' HAWK Thea-
tre actors take to the stage,
Vivien King -Sherwood (Char-
maine), Bill Cooper (Bud),
Lynne Jewson (Hillary), Jona-
than Nelson (Henry), Lynn
Shepherd -Adamson (Mrs.
Stancliffe), with Vicky Morri-
son (Victoria) joining the
troupe as a newcomer to
HAWK Theatre.
Matchett said the produc-
tion should bring a lot of
laughter to theatre -goers, pos-
sibly some cheers from some,
with the subject matter some-
thing many can relate to.
"I think it's a lot of fun and
people w -ill really enjoy it,"
Matchett said.
Evening shows run at 7:30
p.m. on April 29-30, a mati-
nee on May 1 at 2:30 p.m.
and May 5-7 at the Lucknow
Town Hall Theatre. Tickets
are $15 and the facility is
accessible with an elevator.
Penned by American play-
wrights Michael and Susan
Parker, the production was a
good fit for HAWK because
its suitability to small thea-
tres with limited set changes.
"We don't want to pressure
on the one actor, so we want
plays that evenly distributes
the parts and we like to have
comedies," she said. "It sort of
narrows down the things we
can show on our stage. I
haven't stopped laughing
since I read the script and it's
been a real joy:'
Mackenzie Carruthers,
assistant director and stage
manager, said it was her first
time working with adults
after experiences directing
children, which made for an
interesting learning experi-
ence, and an entertaining
adaptation from the original
script material.
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