Gypsy Theatre’s ‘All Bark, No Bite’ opens this weekend
The Gypsy Theatre Guild production of the romantic comedy “All Bark, No Bite” opens Feb 28 in the Eagles Ballroom, 37 First St. W., in Kalispell.
Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28 and 29 and March 6 and 7, with doors opening at 7 p.m. Matinees will be presented at 2 p.m. March 1 and 8, with doors opening at 1:30 p.m. General admission tickets are $22, $18 for ages 16 and under, and $20 for Eagles members and seniors 65 and over. Tickets may be purchased at the Eagles, online at www.gypsytheatreguild.com, or call 406-356-6022. The show is family-friendly. A portion of the ticket sales will be donated to the Humane Society of Northwest Montana in support of their animal rescue program.
Written by Kara Emily Krantz and directed by Karen Kolar, the story centers around Charlotte and Eugene, who live a quiet, no-nonsense lifestyle surrounded by Sudoku and argyle, and Robert and Bella, who are boisterous and messy and ridiculously in love. Their neighbor Suzanne doesn’t know what’s going on, but definitely has something to say about it. Sure, relationships can be exciting. They can also be confusing, unexpected, and expose us to profound emotional risk. However, relationships are almost always worth exploring, and if we’re willing to be vulnerable, can fill up the empty or wounded spaces in our hearts. And if that doesn’t work? Well, get a dog.
“All Bark, No Bite” is a new play performed only three times, but this will be the first performance in the West.
“The play is absurd and ridiculous, but it has a beating, tender heart,” playwright Krantz said. “I hope the audiences laugh, I hope they lean in and embrace the absurdity and allow themselves to just have a good time. At the heart of it, life is ridiculous and we have to laugh at it ... I also hope audiences go home and hug their pets a little tighter — not too tight! But tight enough to feel immense gratitude for the unconditional love they give to us.”
Additional information is available at www.gypsytheatreguild.com, facebook.com/gypsytheatreguild, or email at gypsytheatreguild@gmail.com.