"A Nice Family Gathering" September 5, 2008

The Festival Playhouse presents the Regional Premiere of

A Nice Family Gathering

Written by Phil Olson

Directed by Charles Ault

Opening on Saturday, September 5, 2008 The Festival Playhouse begins their 73rd year with a Regional Premiere of Phil Olsen’s A Nice Family Gathering. Performances run Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. & Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $14.00 Fri\Sat, $12.00 Sun. and available by calling 303-422-4090. The Festival Playhouse is located at 5665 Olde Wadsworth Blvd. in Arvada. More information at http://www.festivalplayhouse.com.

This is the story of a man who loved his wife so much he almost told her. It’s Thanksgiving Day and the first family gathering at the Lundeen household since the Patriarch died. At the gathering, Dad comes back as a ghost with a mission; to tell his wife he loved her, something he neglected to tell her while he was alive. After all, they were only married for 41 years. The problem is, she can’t hear or see him. The trouble begins when Mom invites a date for dinner. NPR says "Garrison Keilor meets Topper by way of Fargo." Winner of the 2000 Rochester Playwright Festival.

Charles Ault, Sr. started The Player Guild in 1936 as a means to put food on the table in the middle of the depression. A love for the theatre and a creative mind brought a group of talented community actors and actresses together to provide the public with live entertainment. This concept was passed on to his son Charles Ault, Jr. who now runs The Players Guild.

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The Festival Playhouse presents
A Nice Family Gathering
This hilarious play about a man who loved his wife so much, he almost told her.
September 5 - 20
Fri\Sat 8 p.m. & Sun at 2 p.m.
The Festival Playhouse, 5665 Olde Wadsworth Blvd.
Tickets are $14.00 Fri\Sat; $12.00 Sun
Box Office: 303-422-4090
festivalplayhouse.com
Appropriate for ages 14 and up.