TCT's Blithe Spirit opens Friday
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Topeka Civic Theatre will open "Blithe Spirit" Friday evening on the Maine Stage.
Blithe Spirit is a comedy written by Noel Coward. The play concerns the socialite and novelist Charles Condomine, who invites the clairvoyant Madame Arcati to his house to conduct a séance, hoping to gather material for his next book. The scheme backfires when he is haunted by the ghost of his willful and temperamental first wife, Elvira. She makes continual attempts to disrupt Charles's marriage to his second wife, Ruth, who cannot see or hear the ghost.
The play first opened in 1941 and ran for 1,997 performances. It did well on Broadway later that year, running for 657 performances.
Blithe Spirit is Directed by Jason Smith.
Cast members include:
- Charles Condomine – Nathan Stock
- Ruth Condomine – Elizabeth Ross
- Madam Arcati – Susie LeGault
- Elvira – Kelli Szrot
- Dr. Bradman – Ken Stewart
- Mrs. Bradman – Melissa Boyer
- Edith – Molly Peterson
Show dates and times for Blithe Spirit:
- June 2 - 7:30 p.m.
- June 3 - 7:30 p.m.
- June 8 - 7:00 p.m.
- June 9 - 7:30 p.m.
- June 10 - 7:30 p.m.
- June 11 - 2:00 p.m.
- June 15 - 7:00 p.m.
- June 16 - 7:30 p.m.
- June 17 - 7:30 p.m.
