Key ... Not Tea

... Press Release, as posted on the Riverfront Playhouse web site ...

The Riverfront Playhouse at 11-13 South Water Street Mall in downtown Aurora will present KEY FOR TWO, a British Bedroom Farce by John Chapman and Dave Freeman beginning Friday, January 23, 2009 at 8pm and continuing Friday and Saturday nights through February 28, 2009.

Under the direction of Jack and Jackson Schultz, KEY FOR TWO tells the story of Harriet, a proper English lady who just happens to make her living by entertaining two married men, Gordon and Alec, who know nothing about each other. She is aided in her deceit by split-second timing and her imaginary overly-religious yet alcoholic mother who wouldn't approve of such arrangements. When Harriet’s best friend, Anne, shows up to escape her husband, Richard, things take a turn for the hilarious when Alec and Gordon threaten to occupy the same bedroom at the same time as Richard arrives to reclaim Anne, and the wives of Alec and Gordon trace their husband's whereabouts to Harriet's house. Suddenly the house turns into a hospital that treats everything from broken bones to dislocated backs to delusional philanderers to the highly dreaded disease known as “polygamous palsy.”

KEY FOR TWO features the talents of Kristen Duerdoth as Harriet, Connie Pfister as Anne, Steve Fiorito as Gordon, Chris Dillman as Alec, Bob Becker as Richard, Carol Townsend as Magda, and Vicki White as Mildred.

The Riverfront Playhouse has earned a reputation for their presentation of British Sex Farces. With mistaken identities, split second entrances and exits, broad slapstick humor, and the British penchant for retaining the utmost dignity in the most undignified circumstances, KEY FOR TWO promises to keep the playhouse’s reputation spotless.

This play also marks the return of Jack Schultz to the director’s chair. Along with his son, Jackson, he has assembled a cast that is razor sharp in portraying the timing and absurdity required of British Farces. Says Jackson, “This play has been such a pleasure to rehearse, I almost hate to see it open since it means the nightly fun is going to come to an end. We’ve put together what seems to be a perfect mixture of familiar faces with new talent, and the result has been sheer joy to see develop.”

Tickets for KEY FOR TWO are $15 for adults, and $12 for students and seniors. Some of the subject matter may be considered inappropriate for children, so The Riverfront would like to discourage anyone under the age of 12. Reservations are available by calling the playhouse at (630) 897-9496.