Montana Rep to perform in Whitefish
<p>The Montana Repertory Theatre will stage "Biloxi Blues" in Whitefish Jan. 23.</p>
Montana Repertory Theatre’s 2013 production of Neil Simon’s “Biloxi Blues” comes to Whitefish this month.
Sponsored by Whitefish Theatre Company, this Tony award-winning coming-of-age comedy is about young men going off to war. These men are universal soldiers facing the same fears, anxieties and loneliness that grip all young recruits about to encounter the ultimate test of combat. Simon brings his great sense of humor and humanity to every word of this touching play.
“Biloxi Blues is the middle play of the autobiographical Simon trilogy. Beginning with “Brighton Beach Memoirs” and ending with “Broadway Bound,” Simon explores the life and times of Eugene Morris Jerome as he struggles to find an outlet for his talents and his way in the world.
According to Montana Rep artistic director Greg Johnson, “These three plays mark a high point in the career of a master writer. We are very fortunate and proud to once again bring Neil Simon to our national audience with one of his masterpieces, ‘Biloxi Blues.’”
The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 23 at the Whitefish Performing Arts Center.
Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for seniors 65 and older and $8 for students, with all seats reserved. Tickets are available at the Whitefish Theatre Company box office in the O’Shaughnessy Center, 1 Central Ave., Whitefish, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday; by calling 862-5371; or at www.whitefishtheatreco.org.
This Flathead Valley performance is the Montana Repertory Theatre’s first performance before traveling to several other Montana cities and then launching into its national tour.
Established in 1968, the Rep is now one of the oldest touring companies in the country. In recent years, it has presented more than 450 performances in more than 350 communities from California to New York.
As the professional theater-in-residence at the University of Montana at Missoula, Montana Rep offers theater students unique educational opportunities. UM is one of the few universities in the nation to house a professional touring company and the only one that incorporates students and faculty into that company.
For more information, visit www.montanarep.org.