Time/Date: 7:00 pm May 2, 2018
Location: Lounge at Bedford Players Community Theatre (in All Saints Anglican Church), 1408 Bedford Highway, Bedford
Have you ever thought about getting involved with Bedford Players, but just want to “test the waters” first to see if you’d like it? A play read is the ideal way to try it out! It’s a no pressure, no obligation, relaxing way to come meet a few friendly theatre people and get a taste of who we are and what we do.
Come join fellow theatre-lovers for a fun evening as we read the play Let Him Sleep ‘Til It’s Time for His Funeral by Peg Kehret. Bedford Players’ play reads are an informal, fun gathering where everyone is welcome.
This is not an audition; there is no cost or obligation to participate. The event is open to everyone interested in reading this script as a group in a social setting.
Come meet some people interested in theatre. Have a laugh. Have a chat. Hear, or be part of reading, the play.
“Let Him Sleep Till His Funeral by Peg Kehret is a convulsively funny comedy in which everything goes from bad to awful. John is anxious about turning 50 and having done nothing with his life. His loving wife, Marianne, decides to show him he’s wrong by hosting a surprise funeral instead of a birthday party. Sounds strange, but her intentions are good — she wants him to know how much he’s loved. It’s to be a fantastic surprise party for guests, relatives, the undertaker, and most of all, John. But there’s a mix-up. John catches wind of Marianne’s plans for the funeral and assumes she’s planning to murder him! So, he purchases a plane ticket to Mexico to escape. When Marianne finds the plane ticket, she thinks John is leaving her! Their teenage daughter and the neighbours all have other even wackier ideas. This delightful mess is amazingly resolved in a hurricane of hilarity.”
-Play synopsis information from Pioneer Drama Service https://www.pioneerdrama.com
