Twilight Bowl
Steve Noll
Cast members of "Twilight Bowl."
Cast members of "Twilight Bowl," Mercury Players Theatre, 2024.
Mercury Players' latest production is Twilight Bowl, a 2019 play from lauded Chicago- and Green County-based playwright Rebecca Gilman. A group of young women from a small Wisconsin town face challenges in professional and personal growth but find support and a sense of community at the local bowling alley. Shows at 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday (except 2 p.m. on April 6), and 2 p.m. on March 31.
3/22-4/6, Bartell Theatre, at 8 pm Thursdays-Saturdays (2 pm on 4/6) and 2 pm, 3/31 $25.
media release: By Rebecca Gilman; directed by Juli Johnson.
After graduating from a small Wisconsin high school, Sam is heading to college on a bowling scholarship—but her cousin Jaycee’s future isn’t looking as bright: In the bar of their local bowling alley, Sam and a few friends attempt to celebrate Jaycee’s last night in town before she goes to prison! This very real group of young women struggle with the pressure to “make something” of themselves while navigating their own and one another’s evolutions. As they face adulthood, the bowling alley becomes a place to celebrate triumphs, confront challenges, and forge new identities. Twilight Bowl questions the blueprint for a successful life and embraces the unknown of the road ahead.
THE CAST
Sam: Alaina Mutz
Jaycee: Sarah Rhoads
Clarice: Mak Strohmeyer
Sharlene: Nellie Gonzalez
Brielle: Jamie Wheelock
Maddie: Maya Buffomante