The Broken Arrow Community Playhouse Presents BUS STOP, 2/5-2/13

The Broken Arrow Community Playhouse is proud to present William Inge's romantic comedy "Bus Stop" directed by Bob Papisan. This will be Bob's directoral debut at the BACP. He previously directed several shows for the Kansas City Community Theatre. He has chosen a great cast of BACP veterans and some newcomers that are sure to delight the audience as they bring "Bus Stop" to life. The cast includes: Sheila Alley, Ken Calkins, Samantha Smith, Sydney Rick, Terry Michael, Richard Perceful and John Hansen.

When William Inge's play, Bus Stop, opened on Broadway March 2, 1955, it was an immediate commercial and critical success. Based on Inge's earlier one-act play, People in the Wind, Bus Stop involves a pair of young lovers and their struggle to find love in the modern world. It's cold and snowy, the roads are closed and a bus can't get through. The passengers must spend the night in a Kansas diner entertaining themselves as best they can. Flirtations and romances bloom. All roads are blocked, and four weary travelers have to take refuge until morning. Cherie, a nightclub singer, has the most to worry about. She's being pursued by a young cowboy with all the romantic finesse of a rodeo bull. The belligerent cowhand is right behind her, ready to sling her over his shoulder and carry her, alive and kicking, all the way to Montana. As a counterpoint to the main romance, the proprietor of the cafe and the bus driver at last find time to develop a friendship of their own; a middle-age scholar comes to terms with himself; and a young girl who works in the cafe also gets her first taste of romance. We hope you will join us and bring your favorite Valentine to laugh and cheer on the various whimsies of love.

Performance dates are February 5, 6, 11, 12 and 13 at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinee February 14 at 2 p.m. Ticket prices are $13 for adults, $10 for seniors, $9 for students, and $6 for children 12 and younger. For more information check out our website at www.bacptheatre.com

Reservations for this production may be made by calling the BACP box office at 918-258-0077. The BACP is located in The Main Place at 1800 S. Main in downtown Broken Arrow

Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc. This production is made possible in part by grants from the Oklahoma Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. The Broken Arrow Community Playhouse is a member of the Oklahoma Community Theatre Association and the Tulsa Area Community Theatre Association.