BTE Opens 2018-2019 Season With THE DINGDONG

Buffalo Theatre Ensemble (BTE), the professional Equity company in residence at the McAninch Arts Center, 425 Fawell Blvd. on the campus of College of DuPage (COD) opens its 2018-2019 season with "The Dingdong, or How the French Kiss," a new adaptation by Mark Shanahan from "Le Dindon" by Georges Feydeau.

Five actors play 13 roles in this bubbly, fast-paced adaptation of Feydeau's classic directed by BTE Artistic Director Connie Canaday Howard, where opening the wrong door can lead to mayhem, giggles and ultimately some unexpected understandings of a happy marriage.

The play runs Sept. 6-Oct. 7. There will be a preview Sept. 6. Press opening is Friday, Sept. 7.

Says Canaday Howard, "This is such a wonderful, fun romp, and we are so excited and honored to be able to produce the Chicago premiere of Mark Shanahan's lovely adaptation for our audiences. The entire team - designers, stage management, choreographer, dialect coach, cast, crew and myself - are having a hilarious time as we focus on creating the chaos that is the fun of the script. It's a great way to kick off our season!"

Paris, 1939. Lucy Vatelin, the straight-laced wife of a lawyer, is chased into her own home by Pontegnac, an impassioned lothario. When the Pontegnac finds the only way Lucy would ever sleep with another man is in revenge for her husband's infidelity he invites her to go undercover and see the proof for herself. Hilarity ensues as a mostly faithful couple is tempted by sly suitors and femme fatales on one madcap night in two Parisian hotels.

Buffalo Theatre Ensemble presents "The Dingdong, or How the French Kiss," a new adaptation by Mark Shanahan from "Le Dindon" by Georges Feydeau in the Playhouse Theatre at the McAninch Arts Center, 425 Fawell Blvd. on the campus of College of DuPage, Sept. 6-Oct. 7. There will be a preview on Thursday, Sept. 6; press opening is Friday, Sept. 7. Performances are Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. Tickets are $40.

For more information, visit AtTheMAC.org or call 630.942.4000. All BTE 2018-2019 season performances contain adult themes and language. Related Special Events: Pre-show discussion with director and designers, Thursday, Sept. 6, 6:45 p.m. Post-show discussion with director, actors and crew, Friday, Sept. 14.

Buffalo Theatre Ensemble The mission of Buffalo Theatre Ensemble is to provide a forum in which artists, scholars, writers, students and community members explore new ideas and provocative issues through the production of high quality theater for the enjoyment of its audiences. Since 1986 BTE has staged more than 117 productions. For more information about BTE visit btechicago.com.

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