Farce of Nature

press release: 

The Watertown Players Community Theater is pleased to announce the cast for  their upcoming comedy, “Farce of Nature”, written by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten.  The cast includes the following local actors:  Jennie Ortega as Wanelle Wilburn, Matt Emerson as D. Gene Wilburn, Jessica Walworth as Jenna Sealy, Angie Stenberg as Maxine Wilburn Suggs, Patrick Grover as Carmine DeLuca, Andrew Woodard as Ty Wilburn, Linda Ewert as Lola Barbosa, Steve Schleicher as Sonny Barbosa, and Karen Lundy as Roxanne Thorne.  

Performances of “Farce of Nature” will run May 13, 14, 20, 21 & 22, 2016.  This fast-paced and hilarious Southern-fried farce is sure to have you laughing until your sides ache!  “Farce of Nature” is under the direction of Lisa Steffl and is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.  The production team also includes:  Jim Steffl, Technical Director & Set Designer; Annette Weirick, Producer; Jan Detrie, Stage Manager; Heidi Flanigan, House Manager; and Jim Ortega, Set Builder.

”Farce of Nature” tells the story of one day in the life of the Wilburn family of Mayhew, Arkansas, owners and proprietors of The Reel 'Em Inn, the finest little fishing lodge in the Ozarks, at one time, anyway. The show features an outrageous cast of characters and situations including gangsters, frustrated wives, cross-dressing, door slamming, and mad chases. Yet by the delightfully chaotic climax of the show, love blossoms, truths are revealed and the lives of all change in incredible and surprising ways.  

The Watertown Players were founded in 1988 to perform the annual holiday plays at the Octagon House Museum.  Since 1997 the company has branched out and began to produce musicals and comedies.  After being a nomadic troupe for 20 years, the Players finally settled down into their own theater space in The Market, 210 S. Water St., Watertown, in 2014.  Be sure to make plans to see “Radio Daze II”, an original old-time radio style show written by the company’s founder, William F. Jannke, III, which will be presented April 29 & 30th.  

For more information about the Watertown Players and about the auditions call the Players information line at (920) 306-4364, find Watertown Players, Inc. on Facebook, or visit their website, www.watertownplayers.org.