After a three-year COVID-induced layoff, the local community-theater troupe, the BUM Players, is currently in production of their annual dessert-theater comedy. As always, this play will be performed in the Brockport United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, with performances being April 14, 15, 28, and 29 at 7:30 p.m. each night. And, of course, donated desserts and beverages will be available during intermission and included in the cost of the tickets. Through a special and long-standing partnership, these desserts will be served by members of the Kiwanis Club of Brockport, also serving as co-sponsors.
The BUM Players are extremely excited about this upcoming show, since it will be a true world premiere showing of the fourth full-length comedy script in a row written by a BUM Players member. This one, entitled Lake Effect Blues, is written and copyrighted by long-time member and founder Gary “Turk” Thomas.
This play is set in DeWitt, the snow-belt suburb of Syracuse, in the run-down apartment of Rex Collins (Turk Thomas), an unambitious blues guitarist wannabe. His brother, Bob Collins (Charles Edwards), a retired Army Major and saxophone player, keeps pushing Rex to form a blues band, hampered by caring for his wife, Amber Collins (Marita Keys), who has recently come out of a coma and fancies herself as the Queen of England. Adding to the hi-jinx are the antics of Rex’s neighbors, Marty (Steve Richardson) and Martina Stone (Marcy Miceli), who turn out to be shape-shifting space aliens and who keep bungling misguided attempts to help Rex make it in the music business. Rounding out the cast are Joel Townes (Paul Kimball), playing an FBI agent investigating the Stones, and Pete Edmunds (Dave Odrzywolski), a record-company executive who is tricked into believing that the Collins men have musical talent. The riotous fun of the script and rehearsals will certainly spill over into our performances.
The play will be directed by playwright Turk Thomas, with Quincy Maxfield in the role as Assistant Director/Stage Manager. Serving as Co-Technical Directors are Thomas and Richardson.
Tickets are available in the Church Office from 9 a.m. to noon, Monday through Thursday, or at the door on show nights. Tickets may also be reserved by phoning the Church Office at 637-4240 or by calling 261-7381. Ticket costs are $10 general admission; $8 seniors (age 65+); and $25 per one-family household.
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