Pec Playhouse Theatre is extremely proud to announce two upcoming shows in our 2024 season. We are also planning a holiday show. Details on that show will be available soon.
First up is Getting Sara Married, a romantic comedy written by Sam Bobrick. Sara Hastings is an unmarried lawyer in her mid-thirties, much too busy to get involved in romance. Her Aunt Martha has decided to take matters into her own hands and find her a husband.
Unfortunately, Aunt Martha’s method of doing it amounts to having the prospective groom bopped over the head and brought to Sara’s apartment. Aunt Martha’s choice is Brandon Cates, a young man who handles Aunt Martha’s finances. Although Brandon is engaged to be married, this does not deter Aunt Martha.
After being bopped on the head a few times, having a temporary loss of memory, and experiencing several instances of mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and a confrontation with the very angry fiancé, Brandon slowly comes to realize that Sara is really the girl for him.
Where:
First Congregational Church
633 Reed Street
Pecatonica, Il 61063
Show Dates:
Friday July 12 8:00 PM
Saturday July 13 8:00 PM
Sunday July 14 2:00 PM
Friday July 19 8:00 PM
Saturday July 20 8:00 PM
Sunday July 21 2:00 PM
Auditions (at First Congregational Church):
Monday May 20 7:00 PM
Tuesday May 21 7:00 PM
Cast Details:
SARA HASTINGS – An unmarried woman in her mid-thirties
AUNT MARTHA – Sara’s unpredictable aunt in her mid-sixties
NOOGIE MALLOY – A very special delivery man in his late forties
BRANDON CATES – A potential husband that Aunt Martha has picked out for Sara. In his mid-thirties
HEATHER BOYD – Brandon’s fiancé. In her mid-twenties.
THE CHIROPRACTOR – A non-speaking part. In his mid-thirties
In addition to actors, we are also searching for a Production Manager, Artistic Director, Stage Manager, Set Designer, Lighting Designer, and Sound Designer. There is a stipend for the Artistic Director and Stage Manager. If you are interested in any of these positions, please contact Michael Dice at diceman54@hotmail.com.
TICKETS!!!
Tickets are on sale now! to purchase tickets for Getting Sara Married, please copy this into your browser window:
https://ci.ovationtix.com/36020/production/1199183
Our second production is The Kitchen Witches, a comedy written by Caroline Smith. Isobel Lomax and Dolly Biddle are two “mature” cable-access cooking show hostesses who have hated each other for thirty years, ever since Larry Biddle dated one and married the other. When circumstances put them together on a TV show called The Kitchen Witches, the insults are flung harder than the food! Dolly’s long-suffering TV-producer son, Stephen, tries to keep them on track, but as long as Dolly’s dressing room is one inch closer to the set than Isobel’s, it’s a losing battle, and the show becomes a ratings smash as Dolly and Isobel top both Martha Stewart and Jerry Springer!
Where:
Pecatonica United Methodist Church
528 Washington Street
Pecatonica, Il 61063
Show Dates:
Friday September 13 8:00 PM
Saturday September 14 8:00 PM
Sunday September 15 2:00 PM
Friday September 20 8:00 PM
Saturday September 21 8:00 PM
Sunday September 22 2:00 PM
Auditions (at Pecatonica United Methodist Church):
Monday July 29 7:00 PM
Tuesday July 30 7:00 PM
Cast Details:
DOLLY BIDDLE – 50’ish female, host of a community cable access cooking show
STEPHAN BIDDLE – 30’ish fame, son of Dolly, producer of her cooking show
ISOBEL LOMAX – 50’ish female, also hosts a cooking show
ROB (or ROBERTA) the CAMERA PERSON – Rob (Roberta) is a Goth inspired young person who has only one line
In addition to actors, we are also searching for a Production Manager, Artistic Director, Stage Manager, Set Designer, Lighting Designer, and Sound Designer. There is a stipend for the Artistic Director and Stage Manager. If you are interested in any of these positions, please contact Michael Dice at diceman54@hotmail.com.
TICKETS!!!
Tickets are on sale now! to purchase tickets for Kitchen Witches, please copy this into your browser window:
https://ci.ovationtix.com/36020/production/1199186
2024 FUNDRAISER
On June 22, 2024, Pec Playhouse will be holding a Barn Dance and Karaoke Night fundraiser at the Happily Ever After Wedding Barn, 1794 S. Klinger Road, Pecatonica.
Among the activities will be Line Dancing, Karaoke, and a Pie Eating Contest. Festivities begin at 5:00. Join us for a night of fun and help us bring our theater back to life. You ticket also gets you a meal which includes BBQ, chips, and dessert. A cash bar will be available.
Tickets are $30 per person, but you can also buy an entire table of 8 seats for $200 and save $40!
TICKETS!!!
Tickets are on sale now! to purchase tickets for the Barn Dance, please copy this into your browser window:
https://ci.ovationtix.com/36020/production/1199192
For more information, contact Arianne Baer at 815-915-3100
For more information on Happily Ever After Wedding Barn, please copy this link to your browser:
http://www.happilyeverafterweddingbarn.com/