What Are You Doing This Weekend?

Going out to the theatre, we hope! Here's our weekly roundup:

From TCR: Five Women Wearing the Same Dress

(last weekend; review here)

"During a wedding reception, five reluctant, identically clad bridesmaids hide out in an upstairs bedroom, each with her own reason to avoid the proceedings below, in this wickedly funny and touching celebration of the women's spirit."

Script by Alan Ball; directed by Angie Toomsen

Location: Grandon Studio
Time: 7:30 Thursday (Friday & Saturday are sold out!)
Price: $20/$17.50 ($15 Youth)

Alice in Wonderland

(2nd weekend; review here.)

"Adventure and wonder often go hand in hand — especially if your name is Alice. Enjoy as the magic unfolds before your eyes when you see Alice in Wonderland at Theatre Cedar Rapids opening on April 27. Local writer Jason Alberty puts a contemporary twist on Lewis Carroll’s classic tale bridging the real and the fantastic."

Script by Jason Alberty; directed by Leslie Charipar

Location: Mainstage
Time: 7:30 Friday & Saturday; 2:30 Sunday
Price: $25/$20 ($15 Youth)

From ICCT:Don't Drink the Water

(2nd weekend; review here.)

"It’s just one of those days at the American Embassy in cold-war era Vulgaria. Just when the ambassador steps out on some business, leaving his hare-brained son Axel in charge, in rush the Hollanders, a family of American tourists, with a horde of Communist police hot on their heels. Add an embassy flunky, a crazed chef, an insulted Sultan and, of course, true love, and you may spend more time laughing than breathing!"

Script by Woody Allen; directed by Krista Neumann

Location: Johnson County Fairgrounds
Time: 7:30 Friday & Saturday, 2:00 Sunday
Tickets: $17 ($14 Students/Seniors, $8 Youth)

From The Old Creamery: On Golden Pond

"Norman and Ethel Thayer have been coming to Golden Pond since they were newlyweds. Now 48 years later, as they spend another summer on its shores the couple discovers that even at their age, life can still be quite surprising. A delightfully funny look at life, love and the passing of time."

Script by Ernest Thompson; directed by Kathe Mull.

Location: Mainstage
Time: 3:00 Thursday & Sunday; 7:30 Friday & Saturday

Price: $25.50 ($16 Youth)

... so get out to the theatre!