The cast of “Tokens of Affection” includes, back row from left, Susan Powell, Zip Rampy, Mandy Maloney and James Swendsen. In front are Ted King and Sherry Childs.IF YOU GO• What: “Tokens of Affection”• When: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 23-24• What: Gem Theater, 114 N. Wall St., Calhoun, Ga.• Admission: $12• Phone: 706-625-3132• Website: www.calhoungem.org
With relationships — new or old — come complications.
That is borne out in the new comedy “Tokens of Affection,” which will be performed by members of Acts of Random Theater at the Gem Theater in Calhoun, Ga., on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 23-24.
“It’s a witty comedy with a lovely story to tell,” says Sherry Childs, one of the founding members of the acting troupe. “[The story] absolutely could be any family. I think the unique part of this play is [that it could] appeal not only to someone married 37 years but also to a newlywed or someone at the dating stage — a broad range of generations.”
The play was written by Topher Payne, a Mississippi native who now lives and produces plays in Atlanta.