Actresses keep ‘Waiting in the Wings’

Published 10:11 am Monday, March 24, 2014

Sequim Gazette staff

The limelight comes back over a group of retired actresses in the Port Angeles Community Players’ “Waiting in the Wings” this weekend.

Centered on a feud between May (Kathleen Hussey) and Lotta (Kathleen Balducci) and a fundraiser for the retirement home, Noel Coward’s “Waiting in the Wings” opens at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21. Shows continue at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22, 25, 28, March 1, 4, 7, 8, and 2 p.m. Sundays, Feb. 23  and March 2 and 9.

Tickets are $12 for adults; $6 for students and children with Tuesday performances $12 for reserved seating or $6 at the door. Tickets are available at Odyssey Bookshop in Port Angeles,

pacommunityplayers.com or the door 1203 S. Laurel St., Port Angeles. Wheelchair seating and headsets available.

First-time P.A. Players director Nikkole Adams said “Waiting” has a bit of everything in it. With comedy, drama and touching moments.

“The show on the whole is a very touching experience that any seasoned show-goer will simply have to see,” she said.

The cast includes E.J. Anderson, Kathleen Balducci, Anita Bonham, Beverly Brown, Wayne Calvin, Pam Fries, Stephanie Gooch, Deb Hansen, Merala Heins, Ean Henninger, Kathleen Hussey, BJ Kavanaugh, Lynne Murphy, Jeremiah Paulsen, Anneliese Russell, Elise Ray, Marilyn Welch and Jan Yates.