Photo courtesy of CindersRising
“Never After Happily,” written by Cindy Markus, open Thursday at Attic Productions’ D. Geraldine Lawson Performing Arts Center, 7490 Roanoke Road, Fincastle. The show runs April 23-26, April 30 and May 1-3, with Thursday and Friday performances at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday shows at 2:30 p.m.
Welcome to an enchanted kingdom where all your favorite fairy tale characters have come to retell their stories in fun and unique ways and– nope! Scratch that, we’re not doin’ that! We’ve all heard these stories a bazillion times, and Ella” ain’t havin’ it.” See, Ella’s a woman of a certain age who has bulldozed her way into this fairy tale world. And she’s got a bone to pick. She’s tired of the false promises of “happily ever after” that never come true in the real world. Ella’s not retelling these stories – she’s just writing what happens AFTER the endings, where reality collides with fairy tales in very messy ways. Now, a middle-aged Cinderella and the entire kingdom are rocked as these aging ingénues and neurotic princes try to deal with life after that perfect moment. Part farce, part vaudeville, part SNL, a little Rocky Horror and a totally wild ride that no one ever imagined after “happily ever after.”
Adult tickets are $20, students 18 and under and groups of 10 or more are $15 when paid in cash or by check at the box office. Tickets may be purchased on the Attic Productions website by visiting www.atticproductions.info. For questions or assistance with purchasing tickets, call the box office at 540-473-1001. Volunteers are staffing the box office for this show on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3 to 5 p.m. Leave a message at other times and your call will be returned as soon as possible
This production is presented by arrangement with Dramatic Publishing Co. of Woodstock, Ill.
~ Fincastle Herald staff report
