The Actors Theater of Orcas Island
Come Play with Us
MOON OVER BUFFALO
The Grange | July 10th-26th @ 7pm
July 16th is a benefit performance for the Grange!
July 26th Matinee @ 2pm
Tickets Available: Online, at Darvill's & at the door
"Moon Over Buffalo is a comedic play by Ken Ludwig, set in 1953 Buffalo, New York. The story revolves around George and Charlotte Hay, fading stars of a traveling theater troupe, who find themselves in a chaotic situation while performing in repertory. The play is known for its madcap humor and intricate plot twists. With a great local cast - Dorrie Braun, Luann Pamatian, Zac Everly, Suzanne Gropper, Anna Seguin, Don Yerly, Aaimee Johnson, and Victoria Smith, this play is loads of fun . Come to the Grange and check out ATOI's latest show - directed by Robert Hall . Laugh out loud feel good show - island theatre at its best -"
-Robert Hall
Directed by Robert Hall
COMMUNITY REVIEWS:
“ATOI is currently performing Ken Ludwig’s Moon Over Buffalo, a comedic play in two acts, now through July 26th at the Grange. Directed brilliantly by Robert Hall, Moon is a blistering, farcical, shapeshifting delight, guaranteed to make Orcas audiences forget whatever else might have soured the island mood. “Exactly,” said Hall after the Friday performance. “We all need escape. Whether it’s the late rent check or peeling paint in your reflecting pool, just come to the Grange and laugh your socks off. It’s what we do.” Moon spins the story of a 1953 family-owned theater troupe barely scraping by in stogy Buffalo, New York. Things get complicated. They bicker. They fall. Grandma gets confused. Dad is drunk. Now everybody’s confused. Someone got someone pregnant. OK, hug. And door slamming becomes a rhythmic art form. Hall delights in androgenous casting, featuring powerful portrayals of mustachioed George Hay (Dorie Braun) and lovestruck lawyer Richard Maynard (Aaimee Johnson). “Orcas is made for this play,” he said. George’s wife Charlotte (Luann Pamatian), daughter Roz (Anna Seguin), hard-of-hearing Grandma (Suzanne Gropper), Roz’ ex-squeeze Paul (Zac Everly), current stumblebum suitor Howard (Don Yerly), and just-a-little-bit pregnant Eileen (Victoria Smith) comprise the rest of what Hall calls “the best ensemble cast I have ever worked with.” Tickets at Darvill’s, or the door. Do not miss this one!”
Note by Toby Cooper