WTC announces opening weekend of ‘Now And Then’
CrisMarie Campbell, Tony Hernandez, Brooklynn Pitts and Hunter Carvey star in Whitefish Theatre Company’s “Now and Then” (photo courtesy of Whitefish Theatre Company)
The Whitefish Theatre Company presents its first mainstage theater production of the 2021-2022 season, “Now and Then.” This “incredibly feel-good play” runs at the O’Shaughnessy Center in Whitefish Oct. 15, 16, 21, 22 and 23 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 17 at 4 p.m. A sneak preview performance will be held Oct. 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Sometimes what happens after last call just might change your life. One night in 1981, just as Jamie is closing the bar where he works, a desperate last-minute customer offers him and his girlfriend Abby $2,000 to sit and have a drink with him. Who wouldn't take it?
As the trio swap stories and Jamie considers the decisions he faces about his musical career and his future with Abby, the young couple begins to realize that this older man is unusually invested in their choices ... and the reason he gives them is completely unbelievable. But when a very displeased second stranger arrives, the unbelievable begins to look like it just might be true.
“Now and Then” is a heartfelt romantic comedy about the costs of the choices we make, and the people who make them with us.
“Love has a vast power,” Director Nick Rapp said. “And in that special way that plays can tell a story, ‘Now and Then’ gives us the opportunity to reflect on how and why love can thrive or decay.
“Language and communication are at the center of this play — how we speak to each other, how we express our love, and within that, how we express our needs and wants. What we say or don’t, hear or don’t, infer or don’t, often informs our ever limited understanding of one other.”
The production features Hunter Carvey as Jamie, Brooklynn Pitts as Abby, CrisMarie Campbell as Woman, and Tony Hernandez as Man.
Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for seniors, and $10 for students with reserved seating. Tickets for the Oct. 14 sneak preview performance are $12 for adults and $10 for students with general seating and can only be purchased at the door on the night of that show.
Tickets can be purchased at the box office at 1 Central Ave. in Whitefish or by calling 862-5371. Box office hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday and one hour before a performance. Individual tickets can also be purchased online at www.whitefishtheatreco.org.