THIS CHRISTMAS, BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR!
Crowded Kitchen Players acclaimed "Noelle" returns to The Ice House as a coffee house radio play December 20-23.
"Noelle" is set at a Christmas Eve party in the home of an elderly grandmother, Noelle Whitlock, who is in mental and physical free-fall.
After she displays a series of potentially serious lapses, Noelle's concerned, but generally dysfunctional family insists that she can no longer remain in her home.
Subsequently, a string of relatives and oddball friends, including a deeply frustrated son, a lascivious pastor, a well-meaning neighbor, a larcenous ex-daughter in law, and a devoted county caseworker, alternately counsels and pressures Noelle to accept their good, but unwelcome intentions for her.
After she is gruffly tested for incompetence, and failed, by an intoxicated doctor, Noelle desperately wishes for someone, anyone, to rescue her from the familys dictates.
And, as if by divine intervention, a charming but uninvited guest appears at her door and presents Noelle with an alternative both to her own desire to remain independent and to the familys insistence that she move into assisted living.
The show features Dan Ferry, Pamela Wallace, Trish Cipoletti, Thomas Epstein, Scott VanNortwick, Bruce Brown, Dawn Daignault, Jerry Brucker, Brian Wendt, Phuong Tran, Paula Klein, Susan Burnett, Denise Shelton, and Shelly White.
The show is written and directed by Ara Barlieb.
"Noelle" is a comedy with adult language and situations. It is not based on any known person or circumstances. It is meant purely as a thought-provoking entertainment.
Show dates are December 20-23 at The Charles A. Brown Ice House, 56 River Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018
All shows begin at 730PM.
All tickets are $15 and can be purchased by credit card at ckplayers.com, or at the door, cash only.
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