Kentwood Players Presents Bus Stop July 15- August 20

Kentwood Players presents the classic American play "Bus Stop" by William Inge from Friday, July 15 to Saturday, August 20, 2011 on Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm at the Westchester Playhouse, located at 8301 Hindry Avenue in Westchester (LA 90045). The production is directed by Max Stormes, produced by Lori A. Marple-Pereslete and Patricia Butler by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service.

"Bus Stop" is a comedic drama set in a diner about 30 miles west of Kansas City in early March 1955. A freak snowstorm has halted the progress of the bus, and the eight characters (five from the bus) have a weather-enforced layover in the diner from approximately 1am to 5am. Romantic or quasi-romantic relationships ensue as they wait out the storm, most notably between cowboy Bo and hillbilly chanteuse Cherie. The original Broadway production was nominated for four Tony Awards in 1956 including Best Play.

Featured in the cast are Neil Engelman, Jessee Foudray, Andy Grosso, Sam Hambrecht, David Kunzle, Janet Lee Rodriguez, Valerie Ruel, and John Russell.
Tickets are $18.00 with a $2.00 discount for seniors, students, and servicemen. To purchase tickets, please call (310) 645-5156 during box office hours, Tuesday through Saturday from 4-7 PM. Visa, MasterCard, and Diner's Club accepted, with a $1.50 convenience fee added per ticket charged to a credit card. You may also purchase tickets online at www.kentwoodplayers.org. For group ticket sales, please call the box office.

For more information about Kentwood Players including our current production, upcoming auditions, and our Kentwood Kids Children's Theatre Classes, please visit the Kentwood Players website at www.kentwoodplayers.org. And you can also sign up and be a Kentwood Players friend on Facebook.

To meet the "Bus Stop" production team and learn more about Kentwood Players and what goes on at the Westchester Playhouse, the public is invited to attend our general membership meetings, which are free and held on the third Wednesday of each month at 8pm at the Westchester Playhouse located two blocks west of the San Diego Freeway and two blocks north of Manchester at 8301 Hindry Avenue in Westchester, CA 90045.