Photo Flash: Windham Theatre Guild Presents THE MOVIE GAME

The Windham Theatre Guild continues their 2009-2010 Main Stage Theatre season with the crazy romantic comedy The Movie Game...opening Friday, March 19th at the Burton Leavitt Theatre, 779 Main Street, Willimantic.

Jack Goldberg, unemployed and with no romantic prospects, is in the midst of a pre-midlife crisis. Disenchanted with his routine of meeting his best friend, Samantha, at an old movie theatre night after night, Jack decides the time has come for a drastic change and agrees to see "therapist to the stars", who convinces Jack to undergo a radical type of therapy forcing him to play the leading man in his own romantic comedy. A screamingly funny romantic comedy combining humor, heart, laughter and love, The Movie Game tips its hat to pop culture and pays homage to such classic films as The Philadelphia Story, Annie Hall and When Harry Met Sally.

Michele Hettinger returns as Director of The Movie Game. Michele is a home-schooling mom from Mansfield Center, who has been active with the Windham Theater Guild for almost 4 years. A few of her most recent projects have been props/backstage manager for The Fantasticks, was the character "Gertrude" in the staged reading of Blessed Event by local playwright, Jim Hetrick and was the Director for Kitchen Witches in 2008 for the Windham Theater Guild. In 2009 she directed 1984 for the Stafford Springs Community Theater.

As a special treat, the Windham Theatre Guild will serve free popcorn and soda before both performances of opening weekend...Friday and Saturday, March 19th & 20th. The Movie Game will be presented as Dinner Theatre performances for only two nights, on April 9 & 10. Doors open at 6pm, dinner at 6:30pm, and show at 8pm. Tickets are $40 for adults, $38 for students/seniors and children. There will be only one Dessert Theatre performance on April 8th . Doors open at 7pm, show is at 8pm. Tickets are $20 for adults and $17 for students/seniors and children. And Show Only performances with row seating are March 19, 20, 26, & 27 with a Sunday matinee on March 28 at 2:00pm. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students/seniors and $8 for children under 12. All UConn, ECSU, and QVCC students pay the new discounted price of $10. Group discounts are also available.

For reservations and information, call the Windham Theatre Guild at 423-2245 or buy your tickets on-line at www.windhamtheatreguild.org.