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General News: Neil Simon's Rumors Onstage at Palaia
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| Lenny (Rich Auferio) has plenty of experience tossing barbs at his wife, Clair (Anne Fulton). |
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| Lenny tries to explain what's happening to Ken (John Bryant Phillips), whose hearing was damaged by a gunshot. |
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| Ernie (Jay Krass) reacts to the crisis as explained by Chris (Linda Giardella). |
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| Cookie's (Nancy Talarico's) back goes out at the most inconvenient moments. |
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| When Cassie (Marisa Miles) enters the room, she wants all the men to notice. |
July 07, 2010
Great acting and a rip-roaringly funny script come together on the outdoor stage at Palaia Vineyards for a four-day run of the Neil Simon comedy, Rumors, that is sure to get you laughing on a midsummer’s night.
Fans of the high school drama club won’t want to miss this chance to see director Rich Aufiero on stage in a role that proves his acting skills. Auferio also directed this production by the Vineyard Comedy Players, which features a cast of ten talented actors who possess years of stage experience (Check out the full list of these fantastic local actors below).
Rumors is set at the upscale suburban home of Charlie, the deputy mayor of New York, and his wife, Myra, who planned to celebrate their anniversary with a group of friends. Myra is oddly absent when the guests arrive and Charlie mysteriously gets shot in the earlobe, setting off a chain of efforts to cover-up the incident and prompting the guests to worry about everything from the IRS to their own infidelities.
While the couples grapple with how to handle the crisis, they toss barbs at each other and cynically put down other friends for being mere social climbers. The play becomes a feast for analyzing human motivations and emotions.
The fast-paced dialogue and classically drawn caricatures of the neurotic psychiatrist or the wife who can’t keep her hands off other men provide lots of comedic moments that Auferio and the cast play out to the fullest. As the cover-up of Charlie’s shooting begins to fall apart, the actors become more desperate – and hysterically funny.
Rumors has nothing on its mind but to attack the funny bone, and it is pretty relentless. (The play does contain language not suitable for young children.)
You can catch a performance of Rumors on Thursday, July 8, through Sunday, July 11 at 7pm (rain or shine) at Palaia Vineyards Winery, Sweet Clover Road (just off Rte 32), Highland Mills, NY. All tickets are $10.00
Cast List:
Rich Aufiero - (Lenny & Director) Cornwall HS Director 12 years, has experience with various Hudson Valley Community Theater productions and Vineyard Comedy Players.
Anne Fulton - (Clair) has experience with the Canterbury Theatre Ensemble at Storm King School.
Linda Giardella - (Chris) has stage experience with the Stormy Weather Players.
John Bryant Phillips - (Ken) of Park Ridge, NJ has 30 years of community theater experience, including with the Vineyard Comedy Players.
Jay Krass - (Ernie) has over 20 years of experience acting and directing and previous experience with the Vineyard Comedy Players.
Nancy Talarico - (Cookie) of Hampton, NY, has been with the Muddy Waters Players and has 30 years community theater experience.
Al Snider - (Glenn) is a member of the Sousa Scholarship Committee, the Muddy Waters Players, and 90 miles Off Broadway troupe from New Paltz.
Marisa Miles - (Cassie) has experience with the Miles out Entertainment film company and with various local community theaters.
James Roe - (Officer Welch) has played with the Bethlehem Summer Music Festival in New Windsor for 26 years.
Angela Palaggi - (Officer Pudney & Costume Design) has been a member of Cornwall's Admit One Theater Group, the Bethlehem Summer Music Festival, the Sousa Scholarship Productions, Vineyard Comedy Players, and Muhlenberg College Productions.
PHOTOS WERE TAKEN AT A RECENT REHEARSAL.
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