Dalton Little Theatre will open a favorite comedy with stock theaters, "Divorce Southern Style," on Friday, June 7, for six performances.
This fast-paced farce centers on the zany schemes of a middle-aged divorcee, who decides the time is ripe to get back together with her ex-husband.
Divorced for 15 years, and running low on cash, Eleanor Bander decides reconciliation with her ex-husband (whose second wife died the year before) is her best hope. To lure him within striking range, she tells him that their daughter is about to be married - hinting that it is a forced situation -when the truth is their daughter is merely engaged again (the fifth time) to her long-standing fiancé.
If you go
› What: “Divorce Southern Style”› Where: Dalton Little Theatre, 210 N. Pentz St., Dalton, Ga.› When: 7 p.m. June 7-8, 13-15; 2 p.m. June 9› Admission: $15 adults, $10 students, $12 DLT members and senior adults› For more information: 706-226-6618
Ex-husband Walter not only arrives, but brings along his current flame, a former classmate who was Eleanor's competition from high-school days. As the plot thickens, Eleanor's friends and neighbors become involved in the action, culminating in a surprise birthday party where the truth, at last, comes out.
Walter is prepared to forgive and forget, and falls easily into Eleanor's trap. So easily, in fact, that Eleanor is the one who now has second thoughts, deciding that it is better to stay single and broke than to resume the bickering that drove her away from Walter in the first place.
Ronald King is directing the comedy. The ensemble includes Kitty Reel as Eleanor, Ron Houston as Walter, Amanda Havelin as Elma Blue, Alana Sane as Elizabeth, Aleatha Plott as Gretchen, Randel Ovbey as Abernethy and John Lee as Vince.
For more information: www.daltonlittletheatre.com.