On Wednesday May 11th, 2018 Evolution Theatre Company hosted a staged reading of Charles Busch's The Lady In Question to benefit their 2018 Season. A freewheeling satire of patriotic 1940s thrillers. A glamorous concert pianist is challenged when a handsome American professor engages her aid in rescuing his mother from a Nazi prison. The reading was be held in the Schottenstein Property Group Pavilion of the Columbus Museum of Art.
Cast included: James Harper, Candice Kight, Ken Erney, Maureen Thomas, Christopher Storer, Leslie Robinson, Nick Hardin, David Allen Vargo, Kent Halloran and Loretta Beth Cannon.
Some of the upcoming productions for Evolution Theatre include: Electricity by Terry Ray directed by Mark Phillips Schwamberger starring Terry Ray and Ralph Scott. Veronica's Position by Rich Orloff directed by Jack Petersen and starring Lori Cannon as Veronica. Priscilla, Queen of the Desert the Musical, Book by Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott. Based on the Latent Image/Specific Films Motion Picture Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. directed by Ross Shirley. Breaking the Code by Hugh Whitemore Based on the book Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges, a co-production with CATCO directed by Joe Bishara. Also for their surprise special 2018 revival production ... DEVIL BOYS FROM BEYOND by Buddy Thomas and Kenneth Elliott. And the members of the original cast who have as of now signed on to reprise their roles in this side splitting, hysterical, sci-fi spoof ...imagine another drum roll please..Leslie Robinson as Florence Wexler, Scott Risner as Matilda Van Buren, Mark P. Schwamberger as Lucinda Marsh and Dawn Farrell as Dotty Primrose. And Beth Kattelman has agreed to direct this mayhem.
For more information about Evolution Theatre Company, purchase tickets, or how you can donate to help support this fantastic company and their mission, visit: http://www.evolutiontheatre.org/
Check out a first look below!
Photo Credit: Jerri Shafer
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