Cornerstone Theatre is offering a fun, family friendly, comedic dinner theatre on Friday, April 8, and Saturday, April 9, with a Sunday matinee performance on April 10. The production this year is a very funny tale, a comedy by Ray Cooney titled “It Runs in the Family.”
“Set in a hospital, ‘It Runs in the Family’ contains the usual assortment of nuts running in and out of doors mistaking everybody for someone else,” Joan Bue, co-director of the play with Dianne Twietmeyer, explained. “Dr. Mortimer tries to cover-up the unexpected arrival of a teenage son he never knew he had, along with his ex-lover. Add to that his wife, his best friend, and a variety of other lunatics coming and going this play is one huge hilarious mix-up!”
This year’s cast includes Lane and Colleen Easton from Kennedy, Laurie Fornwald of Lampman, Matt Gesell and Melissa Savill from Windthorst, Mike Logan from Arcola, Craig Savill from Manor, and Shannon Klatt, Bertha Isleifson, David Slykhuis, Megan McAuley, and Jesse Twietmeyer from Carlyle.
The direction being taken care of by Bue and Twietmeyer also has creative input from Doug Waldner as well, while Paul Twietmeyer is in charge of set design and building.
The play this year, Bue says, is an event for the whole family: “It’s a comedy for the whole family. There will be lots of laughs; it’s very, very funny.”
Don Carter, who is involved with Cornerstone Theatre, said, “It’s probably the funniest one we’ve done and there’s been some funny ones over the years.”
Tickets for the play are available at The Pearl where dinner tickets for April 8th and 9th are only available in advance at $35 each. Doors will open at 6 p.m. with cocktails available, supper will be served at 7 p.m., and the performance will begin at 8 p.m.
The matinee on April 10th at 2 p.m. does not include a meal, but advance tickets are $15 or $20 at the door.
“All seating is assigned, so the sooner you purchase your tickets, the better your selection of seats!” Bue explained.
The cut-off for dinner tickets to be purchased is Wednesday, April 6. The meal will once again be prepared by the excellent cooks David and Shelley Slykhuis.
“If you’re looking for a fun evening out that includes good food and lots of laughs, this dinner theatre is for you!” Bue adds.
All funds raised through this event will go towards Carlyle Memorial Hall, in bettering the facility, and one of those includes a sound system for the lower part of the hall. During the Lion’s annual auction, family gatherings held at the hall, and other events the current sound system – which is quite heavy – is hauled downstairs to be used and is quite cumbersome.
