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Experience Britain's hottest play with an amazing cast from Nevada and Placer counties in this side splitting and touching play based on the movie of the same name starring Helen Mirren.
When Annie's (Lois Ewing) husband John (Drue Mathies) dies of leukemia, she and best friend Chris (Rene Spratling)resolve to raise money for a new settee in the local hospital waiting room. They manage to persuade four fellow WI members (Patti Baker, Diane Eps, Kristine Alcamo, Corinne Gelfan) to pose nude with them for an "alternative" calendar, with a little help from hospital porter and amateur photographer Lawrence (Mark Lyon). The news of the women's charitable venture spreads like wildfire, and hordes of press soon descend on the small village of Knapeley in the Yorkshire Dales. The calendar is a success, but Chris and Annie's friendship is put to the test under the strain of their new-found fame. Based on the true story of eleven WI members who posed nude for a calendar to raise money for the Leukemia Research Fund, Calendar Girls has become the fastest selling play in British theater history.
"Calendar Girls, with a script by Tim Firth who also co-wrote the movie, achieves exactly what it sets out to do. It makes you laugh, it makes you cry, and it leaves you feeling better about life than you did when you entered the theatre." - The Telegraph
"It's a show full of poignant moments about friendship, determination and hope; about loss in many forms; about the importance of acceptance; about knowing when to let go. But it also offers plenty of humor, as the six friends and WI members decide to pose nude for a calendar" - Liverpool Daily Post
"Smash-hit show...hilarious yet touching play." - InformedEDINBURGH.co.uk
"The play induces a few tears along with the joy and laughter" - The British Theatre Guide
"Unashamedly sentimental and full of heart and bare-faced cheek, Tim Firth's stage adaptation of his own film script, inspired by the group of Yorkshire WI members who stripped off for a charity calendar to raise money for Leukaemia Research." - The Guardian
This my be the best time you've had in the theater - ever! - Scott Ewing, artistic director, Quest Theaterworks, producers of the 2011 smash hit, The Full Monty
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LocationTruckee Community Arts Center - Totally remodeled (View)
10046 Church Street
Truckee, CA 96161
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 10 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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