Carlyle's Cornerstone Theatre players are preparing to give the world a laugh with their spring presentation for this year, 'An Unnecessary Farce.'
A newer play, 'An Unnecessary Farce,' by playwright Paul Slade Smith, made it's stage debut on the 6th of Oct., 2006, to a sold out crowd in Lancing, Michigan.
The story revolves around the circumstances carrying on in two side-by-each rooms at a hotel in a mid-sized city.
In one room, a pair of detectives surveil the room next door as part of a sting operation whose goal it is to trap the mayor of the city in a graft investigation.
In the other room, the aforementioned mayor meets with a pretty city accountant for a private meeting of a risqué sort.
Into this comedic stew throw a bumbling town security official, a professional hitman, and a rather well informed hotel employee, and you've got the makings of a completely unnecessary farce.
The play, whose comedy is focused on both physical and situational comedy, has been well received by audiences at other venues around the planet, and with the professional touch the Cornerstone players bring, it will be sure to tickle your funny bone.
The lead role this year will be played by Cornerstone players newcomer Garth Herman, as the bumbling mayor.
Joining him onstage will be Lane Easton and Bertha Isleifson as the two police officers, as well as Shannon Klatt as town security specialist Grant Taylor.
Other roles include Colleen Easton as the comely accountant, and Debbie Bedecs as the mayor's wife.
Directing the play this year will be Cornerstone founding member Dianne Twietmeyer.
The set used is quite unique, with the stage bisected into the two rooms, which allows for activity to take place at both stage left and right simultaneously.
As is usual with Cornerstone Theatre spring productions, the play will be presented as a dinner theatre.
A beef dinner, coordinated by David and Shelley Slykhuis will be served previous to the presentation on Friday and Saturday nights, April 20 and 21st.
There will also be a Sunday matinee presented on the 22nd, which will not have a meal attached.
The evening performances on Friday and Saturday will sees doors open at 6 p.m. with dinner served at 7 p.m. and the play beginning at 8 p.m.
Tickets for the evening dinner performances will be $30.
The Sunday Matinee will kick off at 2 p.m., and tickets will be priced at $15.
The building is fully accessible, including facilities for persons wheelchair-bound or with limited mobility.
Tickets will be available at Cornerstone Shoes on Main Street in Carlyle.
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