THEATER AND SUCH

     Shame on you if you stayed away from The Gin Game. The card game was the springboard for two geriatrics to discuss aging, family, and finally to be honest with themselves. As we got to know the foibles of these two people, played expertly by Jeritza and Robert McCarter, we laughed until the tears came. While there is no way to stop aging, the McCarters put a humorous spin on the inevitable. They got a standing ovation from a smiling audience and they deserved it.
     Next up is The Gingerbread Lady, directed by Barbara Clippinger Keener. It is an early Neil Simon, but the spark of his humor is there in the interaction between a recovering alcoholic, an ex-lover, her friends and family.
     Barbara has turned out to be a fine director and she is working with an able cast.
     The season will finish with the upbeat play, The Sunshine Boys, taking the place of the Ayn Rand's rather dreary Night of January 16.
     Two nights, February 20 & 26 at La Huerta de Serna's Evento will be the scene of a three act musical play, Spirits Rising, written and directed by John Finnegan and produced by his wife, Celeste. The dances will be performed by New Steps, a Guadalajara Dance Company. Tickets available at ReMax and Amigo Tour & Travel Agency.
     Also in February, the Circle theaters production of You´re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, under the guidance of the talented Cindy Paul. Tickets at ReMax.
     There were no mime shows last year, but Ruben Nuñez and his troupe will make us tap our feet and laugh again when he presents his all new mime production of LIPSYNKA. The show will once again be held in the La Floresta Auditorio on Feb, 8, 9, and 10. Tickets available at the box office beginning Jan. 21, 10-2PM It was a sell-out before, so buy early.