Laurel Mill Playhouse Presents BRIDES OF MARCH, 4/13-5/6

Laurel Mill Playhouse presents Brides of March by John Chapman April 13, 2012 through May 6, 2012. Directed by Pauline Griller-Mitchell and Produced by Maureen Rogers.

Tony Scudamore, who did his wartime service with the British Army in North Africa, has settled into a peacetime career with the Foreign Office. Tony displays almost a bit too much British reserve for his American wife, Sally, as does his older brother, Ken, on leave from his tea plantation in the tropics, and when Jack Krasner, a friend from the States, arrives unexpectedly she jumps at his invitation for an evening on the town in London. Tony and Ken are not won over so easily, particularly as the senior Scudamores (he's also in the Foreign Office) have suggested a family dinner for the evening. So the upshot is that Sally and her old beau go one way, while Tony and Ken go another. Nobody stops to think much about a certain letter which arrived that morning informing Tony that he has been remembered in the will of an Arab sheik whose life he saved during the war. By the end of the evening the fog is too thick for Sally to get home, but Tony and Ken make it, and so does Haroun El Bahn (the sheik's emissary) bearing Tony's legacy—five nubile, Arab maidens. Tony's first reaction is to send his "harem" back, but it seems that to refuse a dying sheik's bequest is a mortal offense. Tony's father also brings up the touchy point that the British government is now negotiating oil leases with the dead sheik's successor—and any dispute could lead to unhappy complications.

Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service. Performances of this British farce run weekends from Friday April 13, 2012 through Sunday May 6, 2012 with Friday and Saturday evening performances at 8 p.m. There is a special Saturday evening performance on April 21. No 8pm performance on April 21. Sunday matinees are April 29 and May 6 at 2pm. Tickets are $15 for general admission. Admission for students (18 and under), active duty military and seniors (65 and over) is $12. For reservations, please call 301-617-9906 and press 2. For further information visit the web site at www.laurelmillplayhouse.org or contact Maureen Rogers at maureencrogers@gmail.com or 301-452-2557.

Come opening night and Salute Ristorante Italiano for the opening night celebration!! $15 per person including tax and tip. Reservations a must for opening night celebration. Call Maureen Rogers at 301-452-2557 to reserve. You may bring your own wine!! Chat with the cast and crew of Brides of March!!

 

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