Play-Reading Renegades Present 'Rumors'

From West Hartford Libraries: The Play-Reading Renegades at West Hartford Libraries begin their inaugural season with Neil Simon’s comedy, “Rumors.” A dramatic reading of the play with nine actors will be held at on Thursday, April 27 at 7:00 p.m. at the Noah Webster Library, 20 South Main Street, West Hartford. This full season of plays, April to November, on the last Thursday of each month, is made possible by the Thomas F. Kilfoil Memorial Bequest, West Hartford Library Foundation.

"Rumors" by Neil Simon

• April 27, 2017 "Rumors" by Neil Simon

PLOT: Charley and Myra Brock are celebrating their 10th anniversary and have invited all their good friends. Chris and Ken Gorman, a couple, are the first ones to arrive. They show up only to find that Myra is missing and Charley, deputy Mayor of New York City, has “accidentally” shot himself in the ear. The rest of the guests arrive, and the anniversary evening goes comically awry.

Rumors is directed by Susan Smith, the cast includes:

• CHRIS GORMAN......Brenda L. Jacobson
• KEN GORMAN....Steve Yudelson
• CLAIRE GANZ.....Simone McMahon
• LENNY GANZ....Mark Vogel
• ERNIE CUSAK.....Sal Uccelo
• COOKIE CUSAK......Ingrid Smith
• CASSIE COOPER...Rebekah Battersby
• OFFICER WELCH....Jeff Savage
• OFFICER PUDNEY...Marsha Howard Karp

• Some other plays in the inaugural season are:
• May 25 "Curse You, Jack Dalton" by Wilbur Braun
• June 29 "The Wedding Binder" by Jacques Lamarre
• July 27 "The Curious Savage" by John Patrick
• Sept. 28 "Jenny's House of Joy" by Norm Foster

Please note that all plays are first-come, first-seated. There is no late seating after the play begins. More information at:http://bit.ly/playreadingrenegades

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