A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur
American Players Theatre, Spring Green 5950 Golf Course Road, Spring Green, Wisconsin 53588
Liz Lauren
Cristina Panfilio and Colleen Madden in "A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur," produced by American Players Theatre.
The title of Tennessee Williams’ A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur refers to a wish for a delightful afternoon outing that doesn’t quite come true. It is the story of four single women in mid-1930s St. Louis who are desperate to change their circumstances. Colleen Madden plays Bodey, a resolute, chatty, practical woman of German descent; and Christina Panfilio plays Dottie, a delicate-tempered high school teacher who exercises obsessively and overspends on extravagant clothes to make herself more attractive to men. The play is a gorgeous meditation on desire, disappointment and the value of authentic relationships. In repertory June 14-Sept. 26.