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a little bit of mystery

a little bit of skullduggery

a TON of laughs!

A Live Theatrical Production

Presented by

 Village Players

Written and Directed by Cramer & Renick

Of course there are some questions to be answered. Like what are Director Richard and his cohort Breanna up to? We bet it’s no good! Did you notice there’s something a little mysterious about Annie? Is there really a little good in everyone? Will true love win out? Hey...Do I smell smoke?

Hanging around senior living apartment buildings impressed upon me that the tenants are struggling with issues everyone must face in one way or another sooner or later.

This particular segment of society (the retired, disabled and other segments of the over-fifty-five population)  have little voice in the public venue, and even less in the performing arts.

 What I learned and hope to pass along through our work:

·        That life isn’t over until it’s actually over – until then there are plenty of stimulating and broadening experiences to be had 

·        That “hanging together” can give you both independence and comfort

·        That the funny side is sometimes the best sides to look at

·        That the human spirit is indomitable

Laura Cramer

Playwright

May is an extraordinary month in Waukesha County!

Traditionally it is often difficult for local playwrights to have their works presented on stages in their vicinities. Such is usually the case in Southeast Wisconsin. Some producers or organizations that have taken risks on new playwrights and lesser-recognized works have now disappeared into history.

It would seem theatres, and perhaps audiences, often prefer the predictable old stand-byes for live theatre entertainment. These great shows need to be seen and appreciated. But there are other presentations that help a community grow in thought, and understand themselves better. Plays written with “local pens” can help bind a community together, through the arts of playwriting, production, and acting.

Having said that, May is an extraordinary month in Waukesha County! Not one, but two original works will be presented on local stages, that were written by pairs of local creative dramatists.

In THE HEIGHTS, Cramer and Renick are out to give a voice to that ever-growing population of 55-And-Overs. Although there is a little mystery and a little skullduggery to the plot, these writers use broad humor to present human spirit and resourcefulness at its finest.

THE HEIGHTS will be present by The Villages Players Inc. on the Mukwonago High School Stage: Fridays and Saturdays May 13^th, 14^th, 20^th & 21^st, and one matinee Sunday May 15^th Tickets: 262-363-2225.

Gregerson and Hundhausen’s IMMIGRANT STORIES poses the fascinating question: what happened to the descendents of 30 local families since their forebears came to America? Through music, photographs, and often humorous personal accounts, these local dramatists bring audiences these warm and colorful stories ranging from pre-Revolutionary days to the present, and begin continents and countries far away, over boarders and across oceans.

IMMIGRANT STORIES will be presented by the Waukesha Civic Theatre: Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays April 29^th through May 15^th. Tickets: 262-547-0708.