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Read the review in the Register-Guard,January 19, 2010
"'Rumors' sets in motion a cascade of laughs"

Imagine receiving an invitation from your best friends to attend their tenth wedding anniversary party at their home. You drive up to the residence on the night of the party and as you get out of the car you hear a gunshot. Rushing into the house you realize that only the host is home, there are no servants, no wife, and none of the other guests have arrived. What should you do?

Rumors is one of Neil Simon’s best comedies, filled with delightful characters and snappy dialogue. The time is early 1990s. Several affluent couples gather in a posh suburban residence for a dinner party. When they arrive, they discover there are no servants, the hostess is missing, and the host—the deputy mayor of New York City—has shot himself through the earlobe. Comic complications arise when they decide they need to conceal the evening’s events from the local police and the media. You don’t need to know much more than that, except hang on for the ride!

Director Chris Pinto, who directed last year’s hit comedies Funny Money and On the Razzle, has a wonderful cast of comedic actors: Jennifer Sellers and Bill Campbell play Ernie & Cookie Cusack; Nancy Boyett and Paul Rhoden play Claire & Lenny Ganz; Scott Shirk and Leela Gouveia play Glenn & Cassie Cooper; Michael Walker and Leslie Murray play Chris & Ken Gorman; and Chris McVay and Cindy Solari play the two police officers.

Reserved seat tickets are $14; Thrifty Thursday prices are $10 and senior citizens may attend any of the three Sunday matinees (Oct. 18, 25 and Nov. 1) for $10. The fourteen performances are Friday-Sunday, Oct. 16-18; Thursday-Sunday, Oct. 22-25; Thursday-Sunday, Oct. 29, 30, 31, Nov. 1; and Fri-Saturday, Nov. 6-7.

Curtain is at 8 p.m. except for the 2 p.m. Sunday matinees. An Opening Night Gala with refreshments following the show is open to all who purchase tickets to the October 16 performance.

The box office opens on Friday, Oct. 9, from 2-5:30 p.m. and will continue Wednesday-Saturday the following weeks. For more information on tickets, call 344-7751. The Very Little Theatre is located at 2350 Hilyard St

Auditions

Auditions have concluded. Please see our Auditions page for upcoming auditions for other VLT shows!

Show Dates

Box Office opens Friday, October 9. Phone: (541) 344-7751.
Hours: Wed. through Sat. 2:00-5:30 PM and ONE Hour before each performance (7:00 PM, or Sunday Matinees 1:00 PM).

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