GRAB YOUR CLUBS AND HIT THE LINKS WITH THE FOX ON THE FAIRWAY
Date: 07-24-2017
GRAB YOUR CLUBS AND HIT THE LINKS WITH THE FOX ON THE FAIRWAY
COLDWATER – Ken Ludwig’s The Fox on the Fairway tees off at Tibbits Opera House on August 10 and plays through August 19.
The comedy begins with Bingham, president of the Quail Valley Country Club, in a difficult position. He has made a wager with his cocky and arrogant counterpart Dickie, and the golfer he thought would play for his club has switched sides. Fortunately for Bingham, his newly-hired hand Justin is also an excellent golfer. Justin does not disappoint and has a huge lead when bad weather interrupts the tournament. During the break, Justin learns that Louise, his fiancé and Bingham’s waitress, is frantic after having accidentally flushed her engagement ring down the toilet. When the game resumes, Justin loses the lead, and in a fit of frustration breaks his arm. To add to his worries, Bingham’s wife accuses him of getting much too close to Pamela, his sex-starved vice-president. Bingham begins to doubt he will ever win the game, the wager, and get his life in order.
The Fox on the Fairway is written by American playwright and theatre director Ken Ludwig. Ludwig’s work has been performed in more than 30 countries in over 20 languages. Ludwig has earned two Olivier Awards, three Tony Award nominations, two Tony Awards, two Helen Hayes Awards, the Edgar Award, the Edwin Forest Award, the Pennsylvania Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts and an honorary doctorate from York University. In 2014, Ludwig won a Falstaff Award for his book “How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare.” In 2006, The Times called him “the purveyor of light comedy to Middle America.”
The Tibbits Summer Theatre Production of The Fox on the Fairway is directed by Charles Burr and stars Isaac Jankowski as Justin, Beth Conley as Louise, Alan Elliott as Bingham, Gloria Logan as Pamela, Paul Kerr as Dickie, and Donna Schulte as Muriel. It is presented with the support of Coldwater Board of Public Utilities.
Performances are Aug. 10-12 & Aug. 17-19 at 7:30pm with matinees at 2pm on Aug. 10 and 16. Tickets are available online at Tibbits.org, through the Tibbits Box office at the theatre 9 am to 6 pm weekdays or by calling 517-278-6029. All performances are held at the beautiful historic Tibbits Opera House, 14 S. Hanchett Street, in Coldwater.
For more information, call or visit Tibbits.org. To learn more about the cast members and crew, go to Tibbits.org/blog or join the chatter on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.
