The Woods Hole Theater Company (WHTC) brings Neil Simon’s brilliant farce, Rumors, to the Community Hall this October, continuing its 42 years of engaging and promoting the cultural growth of the community of Woods Hole and the vicinity. WHTC operates year-round, producing a wide variety of plays and special events at affordable prices.
Rumors, is an uproariously hilarious farce surrounding bickering, false identity, lies, relationship trials and of course, rumors. The show opens as Chris and Ken Gorman arrive at the Sneden’s Landing townhouse of Deputy Mayor Charlie Brock to celebrate his 10th wedding anniversary to his wife, Myra and find that he has shot himself. Although only a flesh wound, chaos ensues as the other three couples begin to arrive to find that Myra and the servants are nowhere in sight and the Gorman’s strive to protect Charlie’s reputation as they piece together what has happened. Mass confusion and lies quickly mount as the evening spins out of control into “classic farcical hilarity”.
The Woods Hole Theater Company production of Rumors is directed by Corinne Cameron and produced by Pat Farrell, both of East Falmouth and Stage Managed by Shannon Sylvia of Falmouth. The cast is comprised of some well known, local and veteran community theatre actors including; Peter Cook (East Falmouth) as the high strung attorney, Ken Gorman, Linda Monchik (Fall River) as the anxiety-ridden, Chris Gorman, Robert Minshall (East Falmouth) as the irascible Lenny Ganz, Sonia Schonning (Centerville) as gossip-monger, Claire Ganz and Grant Willis (Falmouth) as the smug psychiatrist, Ernie Cusack. Local standup comedienne, Adrienne Baumann (East Falmouth) is taking on the quirky, Cookie Cusack, character actress Kimberly Boutin (Bourne) changes her pace in portraying the feisty trophy wife, Cassie Cooper and newcomer to the community theatre stage is David Mularski (Falmouth) as politician Glenn Cooper. Rounding out the cast as Officer Welch, is Bill Miller (Easton) and Officer Pudney, is portrayed by stage manager Shannon Sylvia.
The Woods Hole Theater Company will present Neil Simon’s Rumors on October 6th-8th, 14th-15th, 21st & 22nd at 8:00 PM and October 16th and 22nd at 2:00PM at the Community Hall at 68 Water Street in Woods Hole. Tickets are $15.00 and can be purchased online at www.woodsholetheater.org or by calling OVATIONTIX at 866-811-4111. Cash, check and credit cards are accepted at the box office which will open 90 minutes before each performance. Walk-ins will be seated on a first-come, first-serve basis.