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Stage Door News
GCTC is pleased present the Canadian premiere of Fly Me to the Moon by Marie Jones. It is directed by John P. Kelly and stars Mary Ellis and Margo MacDonald.
Fly Me to the Moon runs from October 30 – November 18th at the Irving Greenberg Theatre Centre (GCTC).
“It is a very funny play about two women who live a very different kind life,” says Directory John P. Kelly. “What interests me is how far these characters are willing to go for, what is to most of us, nothing. The play is potent and real as well as a brilliant comedy.” Kelly recently directed Stones In His Pockets also by Marie Jones which played at The Gladstone Theatre in Ottawa.
Fly Me to the Moon is a black comedy with an Irish twist about a workday that goes from bad to worse. Frances and Loretta are home care workers in Belfast. They take care of an elderly man named Davy, who has a passion for Frank Sinatra and playing the ponies. When Davy dies in the loo, Frances and Loretta tell one lie that leads to another and another... and then another.
Their attempt to beat the system throws them headlong into an excruciating – yet hilarious – wild ride.
“I grew up in Dublin. My father loaded boats, my mother made clothes to keep the wolf from the door. What Marie Jones captures in her play is reality as I knew it, “says Director John P. Kelly. “I knew Loretta and Frances. I knew them well. Their names changed – sometimes it was Mary and Margaret, sometimes, Josephine and Patricia, sometimes Lily and Ann – but they were real in the truest sense.”
Tickets are on sale now at the GCTC Box Office - 613-236-5196 - 1233 Wellington St. West, at Holland Ave. www.gctc.ca
Fly Me to the Moon Creative Team:
Playwright: Marie Jones
Director: John P. Kelly
Cast:
Frances: Mary Ellis
Loretta: Margo MacDonald
Designers:
Set & Costume Designer: Sarah Waghorn
Lighting Designer: David Magladry
Stage Manager: Samira Rose
Assistant Director: Guy Buller
Performances Times:
Performances begin at 8:00pm Tuesday – Friday. Saturday performances at 4:00 pm & 8:30 pm. Sunday matinee performances begin at 2:00 pm.
Student Rush tickets: $13. Valid student ID required. Tickets can be picked up after noon on the day of performance in person from GCTC Box Office.
Special Performances:
Sunday, November 4 – Pay-What-You Can - 2:00 pm Matinee.
Friday, November 9 – Talkback - Following the 8:00 pm performance, members of the The Secret Mask team will be participating in a talkback with audience members who would like to find out more about the play, production.
Sunday, November 11 - The Playtime Program is a fun and enriching opportunity for children to exercise their creativity, while theatre-going parents get to enjoy a great GCTC matinee.
Stages and Pages is program created by the Ottawa Public Library and the Great Canadian Theatre Company. The library creates a recommended reading list to accompany each play.
2012-10-13
Ottawa: GCTC presents the Canadian premiere of “Fly Me to the Moon” October 30-November 18