Lakewood Theatre's FATHER OF THE BRIDE Begins Tonight

Lakewood Theater Company concludes its successful 2014 season with their production of Father of the Bride, beginning Friday, December 5, 2014 and running through Sunday, December 21, 2014.

Directed by Lakewood Theatre Company board member Michael Rex, Father of the Bride revolves around the wedding of Kay Banks. Stanley Banks learns that one of the young men he has seen occasionally about the house is about to become his son-in-law. Daughter Kay announces the engagement out of nowhere. Mrs. Banks and her sons are happy, but Mr. Banks is in a dither. Buckley and Kay don't want a "big" wedding-just a simple affair with a few friends! We soon learn, however, that the "few" friends idea is out. Then trouble really begins. The guest list grows larger each day, a caterer is called in, florists, furniture movers and dressmakers take over, and the Banks household is soon caught in turmoil-not to mention growing debt. When Kay in a fit of temper calls off the wedding, everyone's patience snaps. But all is set right, and the wedding (despite more last-minute crises) comes off beautifully. In the end, the father of the bride is a happy, proud man, glad that the wedding is over, but knowing too that it was worth all the money and aggravation to start his daughter off so handsomely on the road to married life.

The cast includes a diverse mix of actors, some of whom are new to the Lakewood Theatre stage: featuring Brian Arroyo as the titular Stanley Banks, Morgan Dorris as Kay Banks, Vida Finley as Mrs. Banks, Jonathan Hunter as Buckley Dunstan, Drew Ann Borsos, Fernando Ochoa, Zontre City, Jessica Young, Fiona, among many talented others. The script was adapted for the stage by Caroline Francke, based on the book by Edward Streeter.

Showtimes are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm, with Sunday matinees at 2:30 pm. Ticket prices are $14 for adults, and $10 students/seniors/military. Tickets can be obtained at www.TicketsNashville.com; a limited amount of reservations are available through the Lakewood box office at 615-847-0934. Group rates are available. Lakewood Theatre Company is located at 2211 Old Hickory Blvd., Old Hickory, TN 37138.

For more information on this and all of Lakewood's upcoming 2015 season, please visit their website at www.lakewoodtheatreco.com. Lakewood's 2014 season is presented in part with the generous support of the Metro Arts Commission.