Circle Theatre Presents BECKY'S NEW CAR, Now thru 7/25

Circle Theatre continues the 2015 season in July with the comedy BECKY'S NEW CAR by Steven Dietz, running tonight, July 9, through July 25.

In this lively comedy, Becky Foster is caught in middle age, middle management and in a middling marriage-with no prospects for change on the horizon. Then one night a socially inept and grief-struck millionaire stumbles into the car dealership where Becky works. Becky is offered nothing short of a new life...and the audience is offered a chance to ride shotgun in a way that most plays wouldn't dare. BECKY'S NEW CAR is a thoroughly original comedy with serious overtones, a devious and delightful romp down the road not taken.

"Perhaps the highest praise that can be given to Steven Dietz's praiseworthy new comedy is that it's funny. Not ironic. Not hysterical in a slapsticky kind of way. Just gently and consistently funny-right up to the point that it's touching, and then even a little bit after that. BECKY'S NEW CAR takes the audience on a smart, comic cruise through the perils of middle-aged longing and regret." -Variety.

The Circle Theatre production of Becky's New Car will be directed by Jolene Frankey. The design team features lighting designer Catherine Marlett Dreher, scenic designer Don Wilson, costume designer Bill Dunckel, Hair & Make up designer Scott McGuire, sound designer Timothy K. Schmidt and properties designer Margaret Peterson.

The cast of Becky's New Car features Amy McFadden as Becky Foster, Jon Clausen as Joe Foster, Ben Avery as Chris Foster, Todd Lewis as Walter Flood, Kendra Jones as Kensington Flood, Greg Rogers as Steve and Teri Kuhlman as Ginger.

Performances of Becky's New Car will be held at the Aquinas College Performing Arts Center, July 9-25. Curtain for performances are Wednesdays through Saturdays at 7:30PM. Sunday performances begin at 5:00PM. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased by calling the Circle Theatre box office at 616.456.6656 or online at www.circletheatre.org. The box office is open Monday through Friday from noon to 5:00PM and from 3:00PM to curtain on days of performances.

2015 will mark Circle Theatre's 63rd year of producing plays and musicals for West Michigan audiences. Other productions in the 2015 season include the Stephen Sondheim musical comedy Company and the new musical Catch Me If You Can, based on the DreamWorks motion picture. Circle's 2015 Summer Concert Series will perform on select Monday and Tuesday evenings at 7:00PM and will feature the iconic music of James Taylor (Shed A Little Light), the Women of Rock (Leather & Lace), Carole King (Natural Woman) and Neil Diamond (Forever In Blue Jeans). The theatre first produced shows at the Rowe Hotel before moving to the Pantlind Hotel and the pavilion in John Ball Park. Circle Theatre now shares a performing arts center with Aquinas College and the Catholic Secondary Schools at the Aquinas College Performing Arts Center. Information regarding season ticket subscriptions, Magic Circle and the Summer Concert Series can be gathered by calling the Circle Theatre box office at 616. 456.6656 or by visiting the theatre's website at www.circletheatre.org.