Press Release: “Becky’s New Car” Cruises to Stage 3 Theatre
“When a woman says she
wants a new car, she wants a new life.”
So says Becky
Foster in the comedic new play, “Becky’s New Car,” at Stage 3 Theatre from May 2nd
through June 1st.
Becky is a middle-aged
woman with a nice husband, a decent job, and a typical college-student son
living in the basement.
What if Becky got
the chance to lead a double life of romance and glamour? What if you and the entire audience got to go
along for the ride?
Stage 3 Theatre
presents a new comedy that is both hilarious and thought provoking.
Tracy Sprague,
Artistic Director of the Center Stage Conservatory in Modesto, brings her
insightful directing talents to Stage 3 for this production. When asked for her thoughts on “Becky’s New
Car” Sprague said,
“Becky's New Car takes the bold choice to
examine the midlife crisis from a female point of view through its own unique
storytelling, a free-wheeling fast-moving comedic spin (out of control) sort,
that is fun, poignant and filled with heart.
Feelings and yearnings seem to be problematic drawbacks, but prove
instead to be a wake-up call. What begins as a gnawing question, “Is this all
there is?” might finally be answered with another question: “Maybe … and isn’t
that wonderful?” Sometimes the best adventure of all turns out to be our own
messy, beautiful, funny lives.
For me what makes Becky’s New Car so winning, so worth attending,
and so beautifully simple is that it is a play about people—knowable characters,
"real" likable humans, flawed and endearing, who can also surprise
you. And who most definitely make you laugh. I’m glad to have spent this time
with them.”
Shari Schwiegler takes
the wheel as Becky. Denny Bowen is her husband Joe, and Travis Bainbridge palys their
son Chris. Stephen Daly is the
extraordinarily wealthy widower who, through an innocent misunderstanding,
gives Becky the chance to go on her wild ride. Kayla Steele, Anthony
DeGregorio, and Catherine Gordon bring plenty of plot twists and curves to this
ensemble comedy.
Performances run
from May 2nd to June 1st every Thursday, Friday, and
Saturday night at 7PM, and Sundays at 2PM.
Tickets are $22 general admission, and $15 for students. Get your tickets at www.stage3.org, or by calling the box office at
209-536-1778.
