Hawkeye Community Theatre, 521 N 12th St, Ft Dodge IA, presents "And
the Winner Is" by Mitch Ablom; Oct 5 - 10, 2009.
The show is directed by Martha McColley. Tickets are available at the
door for $15. Mon & Tue nights have senior discounts of $10 per
ticket. Home made desserts and beverages are offered for sale at
intermission.
The curtain rises at 7:30 each night.
Show by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, NY, NY, USA.
THE REVIEWS: "I suppose it is always a worthwhile thing to be reminded
about mending relationships and getting right with God before it is
too late. But it is truly a rare and special thing to have such a
reminder included in one of the funniest plays I've ever seen." —
Detroit Monitor. "WINNER shares with Albom's bestselling Morrie and
The Five People You Meet in Heaven the subject of life and the lessons
it teaches." —L.A. Times. "Think It's a Wonderful Life…But Albom's
version offers a fresh, funny twist. Look for plenty of digs at
Hollywood, the movie business, lengthy awards shows and celebrity egos…
Much of the humor is rooted in ridiculous truth." —Oakland Press. "…
takes on considerable emotional heft and poignancy, and Albom achieves
a fitting end that is simultaneously inevitable and surprising. Albom
also, throughout the play, offers up a good deal of bright, cynical
humor." —Ann Arbor News.
THE STORY: AND THE WINNER IS tells the comic story of Tyler Johnes, a
self-obsessed movie star, who is finally nominated for an Oscar, then
dies the night before the awards. Outraged at his bad luck and
determined to know if he wins (even though he's dead), he bargains
with a heavenly gatekeeper to return to earth for the big night. Along
the way, he drags his agent, his acting rival, his bombshell
girlfriend and his ex-wife into the journey, in a wildly twisting tale
of Hollywood, the afterlife, and how we are judged.
Characters
TYLER JOHNES
SEAMUS
TEDDY LaPETITE
KYLE MORGAN
SHERI
SERENITY