How the Other Half Loves by Alan Ayckbourn, a witty look at modern marriage, opens at Church Hill Theatre on January 17 for a three-week run. The New York Times called the play a “relentless comedy of perpetual deception,” “as clever as tennis at its best.” The Financial Times recommended it “with no reservations at all…as enjoyable an evening of relaxing comedy as we have had in a long time.”
There are three couples in this play, the husbands all working for the same firm. To cover up an affair, suspicions and stories surface about other possible relationships. The living rooms of two of the couples are part of the same scene, and a common dining room takes on a character of its own as dinners are served simultaneously but on two different nights. Of course, the third couple shows up to stir the pot, but that complication only adds to the fun of this famous farce.
Director Pat Patterson has acted in a number of CHT productions, including I’m Not Rappaport and Over the River and Through the Woods and, in 2013, directed Tennessee Williams’ Twenty-Seven Wagons Full of Cotton. Pat enjoys Ayckbourn’s theatrical conceits and directed The Norman Conquests, Table Manners, decades ago in Beirut, Lebanon. Prior to moving to the Eastern Shore, Pat participated theater groups in Kuwait, Tunisia, Lebanon, Italy and the U.S. He studied theater at the University of Michigan and serves as CHT’s Acting Executive Manager.
The “How the Other Half Loves’” cast includes Darlene Greer as Fiona Foster with Howard Mesick as her husband, Frank; Michelle Christopher as Theresa Phillips with Steve Hazzard as her husband, Bob; and Rebekah Becraft as Mary Detweiler with Curtis Hammer as her husband, William. Among many CHT volunteers involved behind the scenes: Sylvia Maloney, Producer; Michael Whitehill, Sets; Doug Kaufmann, Lighting; Steve Payne, Sound; Juanita Wieczorek, Costumes; and, Stacey Faust, Stage Manager. They are assisted by Sheila Austrian, Assistant Director; Jusden Messick, Props; Mary O’Bara, Dresser.
How the Other Half Loves runs from January 17 until February 2, with shows at 8 pm on Fridays and Saturdays and 2 pm on Sundays. Tickets are $18 for adults, $15 for CHT Members and $10 for students. Reservations can be made by calling the box office at 410-758-1331 or online at www.churchhilltheatre.org And, for opening night Special, CHT offers two-for-the-price-of–one tickets.
Contact: Sylvia Maloney at [email protected]
Phone: Church Hill Theatre Office 410-758-1331
Website: https://www.churchhilltheatre.org
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