Port Polson Players launch season with "out-of-this-world" premiere
Lake County Leader | UPDATED 4 months, 1 week AGO
Krysty Whisman and Kyle Stinger join a cast of 20 performers in the comedy/drama "Closer," which opens the Port Polson Players 51st season. (Karen Lewing photo)
The Port Polson Players kick off their 51st season with a regional premiere and out-of-this-world production of “Closer.” The new play by Teresa Hu is part two of the Route 66 Trilogy, loosely based on the 1951 hit movie, “The Day The Earth Stood Still.”
The production features 20 Mission Valley performers.
The play is set in the Crash Site Nightclub on the outskirts of Tucumcari, New Mexico, where up-and-coming folk singer Reena McKenna encounters a mysterious stranger after hours, following a worldwide UFO scare. She must first determine if the stranger is an alien from another world, which is closer than we think.
Ultimately, Reena – and the audience – must decide if his message will indeed determine the fate of the entire planet. With its mix of comedy, drama, mystery, magic and wholesome wisdom, critics call the show “boldly provocative.”
The timing is also otherworldly, noted director Neal Lewing, “especially given that several alien sightings have recently been reported across the nation.”
"We are beyond excited to kick off the Players' 51st season with this show, and have the perfect cast for it," he added.
“Closer” plays at Polson’s Log Theatre on the Lake at 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, Nov. 14-23.
For reservations, call 406-883-9212 or visit portpolsonplayers.com. “Closer” is produced by the Port Polson Players, in association with the Mission Valley Friends of the Arts.