Murphys Creek Theatre opens its 2011 season with 'Lend Me a Tenor' a Comedy By Ken Ludwig
Play shows at the Black Bart Playhouse in Murphys, March 18 - April 10
In true Murphys Creek Theatre form they have chosen a simply riotous play to present to their ever growing number of dedicated fans.
Synopsis:
In 1934, the renowned tenor Tito Merelli, known to his fans as "Il Stupendo," is scheduled to sing the lead in Otello. The opera is being produced as a gala fundraiser for the Cleveland Opera Company. Unfortunately, even before the star leaves his hotel room, everything begins to unravel. Chaos ensues when Merelli's wife, who has mistaken an autograph-seeker hidden in his closet for a secret lover, leaves him a "Dear John" letter. The distraught Merelli accidentally is given a double dose of tranquilizers to calm him and passes out. Saunders, the company's General Manager, is determined that the show will go on (for his own financial sake), so he asks his assistant Max to impersonate the opera star. Max puts on the blackface makeup required for the role of Othello, and his disguise succeeds admirably – until Merelli, also in blackface, wakes up and heads for the stage. What follows is a chain-reaction of mistaken identity, farcical plot twists, double entendres, innuendoes, and constant entrances and exits through many doors.
Murphys Creek Theatre is sure to delight!
Synopsis from Wikipedia
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