LANCASTER—In July, The Lancaster Players will present Opal’s Million Dollar Duck, the production they had to cancel in March 2020.
Mari Bonomi, who directed the play along with Bob Walker, said she is thrilled that at last live theater will happen again in White Stone.
“We all put so much energy into polishing our performances, and we were heartbroken when we had to pull the plug the night before we were due to open,” said Bonomi. “I am so glad that we can pick up where we left off 16 months ago.”
The cast includes Linda Stough as Opal, Anita Mergener as Queenie Derwent, Jackson Stamm as Queenie’s son, Desmond, and Bonomi as Rosie, Opal’s best friend. The action takes place in Opal’s jemporium over three days somewhere in the 1970s and features artwork, awkward exchanges, Shakespeare and assorted silly fun.
The plot revolves around a painting of a duck—a very valuable painting, it seems. Queenie and Desmond, a pair of itinerant actors, want that painting. Opal wants to keep it. Rosie—well, the audience will have to see what Rosie thinks of it.
Performances are scheduled at 8 p.m. July 23-34, 30-31 and August 6-7; and 3 p.m. July 25 and August 1 at The Lancaster Playhouse, 361 Chesapeake Drive, White Stone. Doors will open one hour prior to performances for cabaret seating. Complimentary cheese and cracker plates and a cash bar are available during the social hour prior to curtain times.
Tickets are $25 each. For groups of 15 or more, there is a 10% discount. Purchase tickets at www.lancasterplayers.org.
