THE LAST GREAT BRITISH SEX FARCE EVER!, a lively comedy by Dennis Wickline, continues the 30th Season of Dennis Wickline Productions, Inc. at Eastpointe's Broadway Onstage Live Theatre when it opens on Friday, September 10, 2010. Running Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Select Sundays at 2pm through Saturday, October 9, this delightful comedy tells the story of a young couple who own a sleepy Motel in Clare, Michigan until all hell breaks loose. |  |
Select Sunday Matinees are only performed at Broadway Onstage when a prearranged group of 30 or more is scheduled to attend. Broadway Onstage Live Theatre is located at 21517 Kelly Rd. at Toepfer (8 ˝ Mile Rd.) in Eastpointe. Because of West Bound road construction on Kelly Rd. between Toepfer and 8 Mile Rd. during this production, parking access may also be available through temporary lot entrances on Toepfer Dr. and Lincoln Ave. The theatre is also the home of the patented TeeVeeStage™ Presentation system, which employs cameras above the audience and monitors above the stage to provide audience members with different viewing perspectives of the live stage performance. Broadway Onstage Live Theatre is also the home of Dennis Wickline Productions, Inc., which began producing Non-Equity professional live theatre on the Eastside of Detroit in February of 1980. |
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THE LAST GREAT BRITISH SEX FARCE EVER! tells the story of Sam and Bridgett, a young couple who own a Motel in Clare, Michigan. Inherited from Bridgett's father, the "Trout N'Bass" Motel has been a favorite of Cub Scout troops and families who are interested in long fishing weekends in the area. Unfortunately, business is terrible. The only permanent resident of the Inn, Mona McGoohan, is a British hooker, who "entertains" her clients in her room. Bridgett is scandalized when Sam decides to change the name of their establishment to "The Torrey Inn" to cater to Mona and her trade and the possibility of landing a BBC TV crew for an extended stay. When Archibald Cavendish, the BBC TV Director, arrives at the Inn he is immediately solicited by Mona who takes him into her room for some private "entertainment." When Archie's wife and then his mistress appear, all hell does indeed break loose.
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The cast of THE LAST GREAT BRITISH SEX FARCE EVER! is exceptional. Portraying Sam and Bridgett are John Arden McClure and Sara Felarca, respectively. Mr. McClure has been seen in a number of productions at Broadway Onstage, and Ms. Felarca just appeared as Elynor in THE SOCIAL SECURITY MURDERS there and is a graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York. Patrick O' Lear, who was seen in last season's MURDERER and MURDER AT THE HOWARD JOHNSON'S at Broadway Onstage, takes on the role of Archie. Angela Robitaille, a newcomer to Broadway Onstage, will be seen as Mona. Also appearing at Broadway Onstage for the first time will be Yana Levovna as Morticia, Archie's wife and Sarah Oravetz as Ophelia, Archie's mistress. The production is under the able direction of Shirley Biggs-Urkshus, who directed last season's hit THE CRAZY TIME at Broadway Onstage and was just seen as Emma in THE SOCIAL SECURITY MURDERS.
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Tickets for Opening Night Friday, September 10 are $14. Tickets for all other performances are $16. Group Rates and Performances are available. Again, Broadway Onstage is located at 21517 Kelly Rd. at
Toepfer (8 1/2 Mile Rd.) in Eastpointe, Michigan. Ticket Reservations are recommended by calling (586) 771-6333.
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SARA FELARCA (Bridgett) - Sara just appeared as Elynor in THE SOCIAL SECURITY MURDERS which was her first appearance on our stage, but she has a wealth of experience and is a graduate of the Americal Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York. She has appeared in feature films and television, including HBO's HUNG which films here in Detroit. She was seen as Babe in CRIMES OF THE HEART and Liz in LOOSE KNIT for the 61st Studio in New York. She was seen as Annie in THE MIRACLE WORKER here in Michigan as well as Francesca in WEST SIDE STORY. She has also been featured in the HEALTHY ME! live presentations by Imagination Theatre here in our state. Sara was also seen as Claire in PROOF for Ridedale Community Theatre. She has also received training at Jeff Daniel's Purple Rose Theatre and has trained at the Broadway Dance Center in New York. It's a pleasure to have her with us, and she will be appearing in our next production THE LAST GREAT BRITISH SEX FARCE EVER! Welcome, Sara! |  |
JOHN ARDEN MCCLURE (Sam) - John was just seen as Warren in THE SOCIAL SECURITY MURDERS and Jeff in THE SCOTTISH PLAY here. He also portrayed Dirk in THE CRAZY TIME. John was seen as Richie in LOVERS AND OTHER STRANGERS and Mitch in MURDER AT THE HOWARD JOHNSON'S earlier last season. He followed that by portraying Dr. Emrich in THE WEREWOLF OF THE FULL MOON. He took on the title roles in our closer in 2008 DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE to great acclaim. John was seen as Remnar in our 2007-2008 closer ESCANABA IN DA MOONLIGHT and was seen in our fall 2008 production of HARVEY as Mr. Wilson. He portrayed CHUCK, one of the moving men, in MIXED EMOTIONS here two seasons ago. John was also seen as Inspector Davies in SOMETHING TO HIDE, and also in A THOUSAND CLOWNS in the fall of 2007. John's first appearance on our stage was in 2005 as Charley in THE BOOK OF MURDER. Since then he has been in numerous productions here, including Charles Wellington York in 2007's SHERLOCK'S VEILED SECRET and Dr. Zubritsky in FOOLS. He has also appeared as Benny in EPIC PROPORTIONS, Reverend Chasuble in THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, Donnie in THE FOURSOME, Charlie Dugan in APRIL, MAE AND JUNE, and Mellersh Wilton in ENCHANTED APRIL. John is a theatrical veteran, having portrayed Ranger Tom in ESCANABA IN DA MOONLIGHT, Bozidar in DEAR SANTA, and Trent in THE LAST RESORT for Starbrite Dinner Theatre. He is also a member of Grosse Pointe Theatre, having portrayed Anthony Marston in TEN LITTLE INDIANS and Kenny Norman in PROPOSALS. We welcome him back to our stage. |  |
PATRICK R. O'LEAR (Archie) - Patrick first appeared for us this past fall as Paul in MURDER AT THE HOWARD JOHNSON'S and then appeared as Sergeant Stenning in our production of MURDERER. He was very active in theatre as a young man and minored in theatre at Mercy College (now U of D/Marygrove). He appeared in a number of productions at Macomb Community College including AUNTIE MAME and LOOK HOMEWARD, ANGEL (as W.O. Grant). He was also in a variety of productions at Mercy College, including LUV and THE CHERRY ORCHARD (as Simon Yephikodov). Patrick was also involved in local improvisational theatre, and created various roles for the annual Sterling Heights Fire Fighters Christmas Show, including "Mrs. On-Fire." He has most recently he appeared in David Mamet's EDMUND at the Furniture Factory. Patrick would like to congratulate Dennis and Broadway Onstage on their 30 years of great theatre! |  |
ANGELA ROBITAILLE (Mona) - This is Angela's first appearance on our stage, but she comes to us having received a B.A. in Theatre from California State University in Northridge where she graduated Cum Laude. She was seen in such productions as HINEMI, DRACULA, BRIGADOON and AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS, just to name a few. She has extensive training in acting, movement, script analysis and scene study. We hope her role tonight is the first of many for our company and we're thrilled to have her lend her talents to THE LAST GREAT BRITISH SEX FARCE EVER! Welcome, Angela! |  |
YANA LEVOVNA (Morticia) - Also making her first appearance here at Broadway Onstage, Yana has an extensive background in theatre and musical theatre. She has been seen in a number of venues on a professional and community level. She was seen in YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU as Essie for the Dearborn Performing Arts Center, as the Ghost of Christmas Past/Mrs. Cratchit in A CHRISTMAS CAROL for Trinity House Theatre, and has appeared numerous times, in a variety of productions, at the Ruhala Performing Arts Center. She has also appeared at the Magenta Giraffe Theatre, The Box Theatre, and The Matrix Theatre. It's a pleasure to have Yana with us and we hope to see her again. Thanks, Yana! |  |
SARAH LYNNE ORAVETZ (Ophelia) - Another newcomer, Sarah is also no stranger to theatre. She received her BA in Music Theatre from Central Michigan University. She has portrayed a number of varied and exciting roles, including Babe Secoli in WORKING, Claire Holmes in THE SECRET GARDEN and Sylvia in MAYTAGS, among others. She participated in NYU's CAP 21 Professional Summer Music Theatre Intensive in 2008 and was also involved with with Actor's Connection Workshops in New York City. We welcome her to Broadway Onstage! |  |
SHIRLEY BIGGS-URKSHUS (Director) - Shirley was just seen as EMMA in the SOCIAL SECURITY MURDERS. She directed our spring production THE CRAZY TIME. She was also seen as Mrs. Chauvenet and Mrs. Chumley in HARVEY and Grace in THE LADIES OF HARMONY several seasons ago. She was also seen in the summer of 2007 as Sarah in our production RED HOT MAMAS. She portrayed Dora Winslow in our fall 2006 production OVER MY DEAD BODY. She directed 2008's ART OF MURDER and our season closing production THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST several seasons ago. She also appeared onstage as Lane/Merriman in that production. Shirley portrayed Polly in CLIFFHANGER here several seasons ago to great acclaim. She also has portrayed Elvira in our Holiday Production THE NUTCRACKER'S NUTS all nine times. Shirley appeared in our production of I HATE HAMLET, in 2001, as Felicia. In addition, she appeared as Sis in 2000's production of THE QUEEN OF BINGO to everyone's delight. Shirley first appeared for us in our original murder-mystery THE THEATRE MURDERS aka THE DINNER THEATRE MURDERS as Mrs. Buldheiss/Olivia. Shirley has also directed for other companies, including such productions as STEPPIN' OUT, among others. Welcome back, Shirley! |  |
DENNIS WICKLINE (Producer, Set Design) - Dennis portrayed Miles in our spring comedy THE CRAZY TIME as well as appearing as Ty in THE SCOTTISH PLAY to close last season. He portrayed David O Selznick in MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS and Elwood P. Dowd in HARVEY in the fall of 2008. He was seen as Major Powell in CORPSE and Frank in WEEKEND COMEDY here in 2008. Dennis was also seen as Bradley in THE COCKTAIL HOUR in the fall of 2004, among other productions. He is the producer of all shows at Broadway Onstage. He began producing theatre in February of 1980 at Stouffer's Eastland. This season is his thirtieth of producing non-Equity professional theatre in the Detroit Metropolitan area. He is the author of a number of plays and musicals, including THE NUTCRACKER'S NUTS. He also appeared as Fagin in Grosse Pointe Theatre's 2001 production of OLIVER! and was seen as Joe Keller in their production of ALL MY SONS in March of 2005. Dennis was also seen here in the thriller THE WOMAN IN BLACK in the fall of 2002, portraying 5 separate characters. He also directed GPT's 2005 SHOWBOAT and 2008's JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT. |  |
