NOW PLAYING: Miners Alley Playhouse Presents THE TWO OF US Thru 5/20

Miners Alley Playhouse presents the regional premiere of THE TWO OF US playing now through May 20th. THE TWO OF US is a delightful and touching anthology compilation of four vignette comedies, exploring the complexities of love and marriage in the modern world and are at the same time, both funny and poignant, whilst also quirkily odd. Like Frayn’s most popular work, Noises Off, it highlights his dazzling ability for comic timing and farcical situations.

Under the direction of Richard H. Pegg, the cast includes Missy Moore (Wife/Jo/Bea), Mike Martinkus (Husband/Stephen/Barney), Leslie Randle Chapman (Gina/Nibs) C.J. Smith (Alex) and Zachery Andrews (Kenneth/Geoffrey).

Michael J. Frayn is best known as the author of the farce Noises Off and the dramas Copenhagen and Democracy. His works often raise philosophical questions in a humorous context. THE TWO OF US was Michael Frayn’s first published work and in 1975, Lynn Redgrave and John Clark optioned it for a successful coast to coast United States tour. Unable to find one actor willing and able to play all the male parts, director Clark settled for 3 actors. For one of the vignettes, The New Quixote, he had cast a black actor to increase the woman's dilemma, but when the play reached Elitch Gardens in Denver, the theatre producer refused to let the play go on unless the part was recast with a white actor. The same refusal was repeated throughout the tour, which was a sign of those times.

Miners Alley Playhouse THE TWO OF US is loving audiences now through May 20th. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.; Sundays at 6 p.m. PLEASE NOTE: Sunday, May 20 is at 2 p.m.; no 6 p.m. performance that day. For tickets of more information, contact the box office at  available by calling 303-935-3044 or online at www.minersalley.com.

 

 

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