All My Sons
by Arthur Miller
October 20-29
Directed by Harvey Levkoe
Produced by Maureen Lukie
by permission of Dramatists Play Services Inc.
During the war Joe Keller and Herbert Deever ran a machine shop which made airplane parts. Deever was sent to prison because the firm turned out defective parts, causing the deaths of many men. Keller went free and made a lot of money. The twin shadows of this catastrophe and the fact that the young Keller son was reported missing during the war dominate the action. The love affair of Chris Keller and Ann Deever, the bitterness of George Deever returned from the war to find his father in prison and his father’s partner free, are all set in a structure of almost unbearable power. The climax showing the reaction of a son to his guilty father is fitting conclusion to a play electrifying in its intensity.
The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife
By Charles Busch
February 2-11
Directed by Victoria Shepherd
Produced by Christopher Douglas
by permission of Samuel French Ltd.
Marjorie Taub, the wife of a philanthropic allergist, is engulfed in a life crisis of Medea-like proportions. Her children are grown, her beloved therapist died recently and her mother, obsessed with bowel movements, grates on her nerves. She tries to lose herself in a world of art galleries, foreign films and avant guard theatre, but finds she is barely able to rouse herself from her sofa. Her spirits suddenly soar when a fascinating and incredibly worldly friend from her childhood appears on her doorstep. Unfortunately, Lee the savior that infuses Marjorie with life becomes Lee the unwelcome and sinister guest in short order. An award-winning hit on Broadway, this sophisticated comedy promises wall-to-wall laughs.
Cast: Maureen Lukie, Carol McLennan, Clive Lacey, Paulette St. Amour, and Lionel Boodlal
Prelude to a Kiss
by Craig Lucas
April 12-21
Directed by Nicholas Banks
Produced by Maureen Lukie
by permission of Samuel French Ltd.
At Peter and Rita’s wedding, a mysterious old man insists on kissing the bride. While honeymooning, Peter gradually realizes that the woman by his side is not his wife. The wedding kiss caused Rita’s soul and the old man’s to change places. Peter must track down the old man and free his young love’s spirit trapped in an aging and diseased body before it’s too late.
Cast: Ted Powers, Kat Karpenchuk, Derek Dorey, Donald G. Baker, Laura Wilde, Elizabeth Stinson, Stephen McLarty, Jan Harvey, Paul Barker, and Michael Primo
Amicus Productions, Toronto's Most Engaging Community Theatre 