Photo Flash: Farmington Players Present Whose Wives Are They Anyway

Whose Wives Are They Anyway? comes to The Farmington Players stage. The show runs February 17 through March 3 at the Barn Theatre in Farmington Hills.

Show Descriptions:

TEEING OFF

The fun tees off with John Baker and David McGachen, who unexpectedly encounter their new boss on a golf outing. The only problem is, the golfers are vacationing without their wives, and they learn the boss frowns on men leaving their spouses behind.

THE SAND TRAP

They find themselves in sort of a sand trap when the boss invites their wives to dinner and refuses to take “no” for an answer. So the pals scramble to rustle up some “better halves,” before they lose their jobs. It looks like the guys will “save par” until their real wives surprisingly show up and all “Hades” breaks loose.

HOLE IN ONE

Director Dennis Broadhead of Royal Oak enjoys any story in which ordinary people create wild solutions to cope with unbelievable circumstances. “This is an excellent cast,” says Broadhead. “With all the current problems in the world today, all the audience needs to do is just relax have a good laugh at all the silliness that’s going on, on stage!”

Broadhead crafts that silliness, by tapping into some of The Farmington Players top comedic talent to pack that stage with plenty of physical fun, tricky timing, crossed phone lines and cross dressing buffoonery.

Broadhead says, “No matter how many crazy problems life throws at you, just face them and tell the truth. Otherwise, things can get a little out of hand and really get crazy!” 

Tickets for Whose Wives Are They Anyway? are available now at farmingtonplayers.org or at the box office 248-553-2955.

Questions about the show may be emailed to whosewives@farmingtonplayers.org

SHOW DATES & TIMES

Friday – February 17 (8pm) – Opening Night

Saturday – February 18 ( 8pm)

Sunday – February 19 (2pm) – Senior Sunday

Thursday - February 23 (8pm) – Thrifty Thursday

Friday – February 24 (8pm)

Saturday – February 25 (8pm)

Sunday – February 26 (2pm)

Thursday – March 1 (8pm) – Thrifty Thursday

Friday – March 2 (8pm)

Saturday – March 3 (8pm) – Closing Night

TICKETS
Tickets are available at both www.farmingtonplayers.org and the box office at 248-553-2955.
• Adults: $16

• Students: $2 off any performance

• Senior Sunday: $2 off ONLY on Sunday February 19

• Thrifty Thursday: $2 off ONLY on February 23 & March 1

• Group Discounts: $2 off any show with a group of ten or more people.

LOCATION

The Farmington Players Barn is located at 32332 W. 12 Mile Road, Farmington Hills Michigan 48334. It’s the big white barn on the north side of 12 mile between Orchard Lake and Farmington Rd.

CAST & CREW

CAST

John Baker-Geoff Wehner of Bloomfield Hills

David McGachen-John Boufford of Northville

Tina-Alisha Gellin of West Bloomfield

Mrs. Carlson-Mary Ann Tweedie of Novi

Wilson-Tony Targan of West Bloomfield

D.L. Hutchinson-Maureen Mansfield of Farmington Hills

Karly McGachen-Diana McSweeney of Farmington Hills

Laura Baker-Laurel Stroud of Redford

CREW

Director-Dennis Broadhead of Royal Oak

Assistant Director-George Uridge of Farmington Hills

Producer-David Reinke of Novi

Producer/Set Designer/Construction-Tim Timmer of Wayne

Stage Manager-Jill Jones of Southfield

Lighting Designer-Frank Ginis of Troy

Sound Design-Rachael Rose of Waterford

Costumes-Julie Vanderbeek of Ferndale

Props/Set Dressing-Kandi Krumins of Farmington Hills

ABOUT The FarmINGTON PLAYERS:

You can find The Farmington Players at www.farmingtonplayers.org. The Barn began as an off-shoot of the American Association of University Women. Their first production, The Torchbearers, was performed at a local church. After performing in various city and educational locations, The Farmington Players moved into an old dairy barn located on the site of their present facility on West Twelve Mile Road.

Initially, productions were staged downstairs on a dirt floor. Over the years, improvements to the original Barn transformed it into a more finished space, with the theater itself eventually moving upstairs into a traditional and finished setting.

Since 1953, The Farmington Players have staged more than 186 different musicals, dramas, mysteries and comedies, all as a community theater with 100% volunteer membership.

People from Farmington, Farmington Hills and beyond have come to recognize the group as a true community resource. Since the completion of its state-of-the-art facility in 2003, The Farmington Players Barn Theater has expanded its mission, serving as the site for city-sponsored events such as youth theater camps in the summer, concerts with groups as varied as Blackthorn and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and as a meeting place for various groups.

The Farmington Players have been saving money over the years to enhance the onstage experience at The Barn. In November, 2009 they installed a new rigging system in the vast fly space. Show Directors are thrilled to finally have the ability to fly in flats and use drops to set scenes in a matter of seconds.

Photo Courtesy: Jim Kelly

Geoff Wehner, Alisha Gellin, Maureen Mansfield

Tony Targan and Mary Ann Tweedie

John Boufford and Geoff Wehner