Due to COVID-19, performances for this show have been rescheduled into our 2020/2021 Season.
April 17 through April 19
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Come and discover a new work as we present You Must Meet My Wife, a new comedy thriller by Whitney Ryan Garrity.
In 1949, mystery writer Cornelia Sherwood’s book, Act of Murder, is adapted to the stage by the Bakersfield Playhouse in California, Cornelia plans a visit, taking her faithful secretary, Eunice Sparks, along. Eunice’s cousin, newlywed Rick Winslow, also resides in Bakersfield, so the ladies stop by to meet Rick’s new bride, the very beautiful and wealthy Tracy Bennet Winslow. They soon discover that Tracy is missing.
But when she returns, safe, sound, and in the company of the amiable Father Hennessy, Rick insists Tracy is not really his wife. Cornelia and Eunice then become involved in a complicated game of deception and delusion.
Is Rick losing his mind or is someone trying very hard to make him believe that he is?
Creative Team:
Director – Bill Braak
Assistant Director – Deb Braak
Stage Manager – Anna Taylor
Scenic Design – Aaron Goulg
Costume Design – Teal Knight
Lighting Designr – Jeff Chernesky
Sound Design – TBD
Properties Design – TBD
Meet the Cast:
Cornelia Sherwood – Laura McWater
Eunice Sparks – MJ Bird
Rick Winslow – Eric Rupp
Tracy Bennett – Winslow Lauren Kirchner
Father Hennessey – Aaron Wexler
Mrs. Peabody – Nina Kelley
Joey – Thomas Rush