WANT TO GO?
WHAT: “Lost in Yonkers” presented by the Panhandle Community Theatre
WHEN: Evening performances start at 7:30 p.m. with the Sunday Matinee beginning at 2:30 p.m. on July 18-19 and 23-26.
WHERE: Panhandle Community Theatre, located at 4646 Woodbine Road in Pace
COST: Tickets are $15. $12 tickets for special low-dough shows on Thursday, July 23. Seating is limited .
INFO: For reservations call 221-7599, or order tickets online at www.panhandlecommunitytheatre.com
The Panhandle Community Theatre is bringing Neil Simon’s award-winning production of ‘Lost in Yonkers’ to Santa Rosa County this weekend.
Set in 1942, the play centers around the Kurnitz family in Brooklyn. Following the death of their mother, brothers Jay and Arty must stay with their stern grandmother and their crazy Aunt Bella, while their father Eddie travels across the country working as traveling salesman in order to pay off medical expenses left in wake of his wife’s death.
In addition to living and working in fear of their stern grandmother while dealing with their aunt’s child-like demeanor, the brothers must also deal with Uncle Louie, a henchman in hiding after stealing from gangsters. While living in the complicated situation, the boys then set out to find a financial means in order to bring their father home.
Director Gail Ready said ‘Yonkers’ is Neil Simon “at his best.”
“For anyone who knows Neil Simon, It’s a (well) known play,” she said. “Actors and directors know this play and come out for it.”
‘Yonkers’ also features a slightly larger cast, Ready said.
“This is actually is actually a big cast for us,” she said.
Ready said to the limited spacing and seating at the Panhandle Community Theatre location on Woodbine Road in Pace, the local community theatre group usually features plays with a smaller cast size ranging from two to four actors. ‘Yonkers’ consists of seven.
Ready said attendees should expect a balance of humor and drama in ‘Lost in Yonkers.’
“They should expect to be entertained by the actors who built good characters and they have good chemistry together,” she said.
This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Panhandle Community Theatre goes ‘Yonkers’