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Twin City Players Presents
Unnecessary Farce

February 28 – March 16, 2025

 

Twin City Players announces the 4th production of its 2024-2025 92nd Mainstage Season, the hilariously entertaining Unnecessary Farce by Paul Slade Smith, the award-winning playwright who also gave us The Outsider. Opening night features complimentary wine from 12 Corners Vineyards.

 

Two cops, three crooks, eight doors! Unnecessary Farce is an award-winning stage comedy that combines all the elements of classic farce with a contemporary plot. In an economy motel room, an embezzling mayor is supposed to meet with his female accountant. In the room next door, two undercover cops are supposed to catch the meeting on videotape. But there's some confusion as to who's in which room, who's watching the video, who's taken the money, who's hired a hit man, and why the accountant keeps taking off her clothes. A fast-paced, door-slamming, handcuff-wearing, bagpipe-playing comedy!

 

Tickets are $12 - $17 (plus a $1 fee per ticket). Purchase online at twincityplayers.org or through the box office at 269-429-0400. Performance dates are February 28 – March 16, 2025, Friday & Saturday at 7:30 pm and Sunday at 2 pm, at the TCP Playhouse, 600 W. Glenlord Road, St. Joseph, MI. Unnecessary Farce is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection, www.dramatists.com. Patron Guidance: Loud noises, adult language/themes, ages 13 and up recommended.

The show is directed by Nathan Neidlinger, assisted by Assistant Director Joe Daniel, Stage Manager Anastasia Field, Tech Director Scott Bradford, Set Design & Construction Nathan Neidlinger and Dave Neidlinger, Costumes Reta Trux and Barb Stepka, Properties Laura Gilligan, Intimacy Coordinator Kristina McCloskey, and Stunt/Fight Coordinator Will Flaherty.

 

Cast members are Allen Pille, Alexandra Newman, Marla Depew, Bill Klein, Jim Richards, Will Flaherty, and Susan Meadows.


2024-2025 Mainstage Season Sponsors are Bradford Insurance Agency, The Herald Palladium, Lake Michigan Chiropractic LLC, Trilogy Counseling, Glenn & Kathy Ward Charitable Trust, and Five Star Heating & Air Conditioning. Show Sponsors are Glenn & Kathy Ward and Honor Credit Union.

 

About Twin City Players
Formed in 1932, Twin City Players is a volunteer based nonprofit organization that strives to engage the community in quality theatre that changes lives and to be recognized for organizational excellence producing quality performances in southwest Michigan. The TCP Playhouse is located at 600 West Glenlord Road, St. Joseph, MI. For more information about TCP, call 269-429-0400 or visit us at twincityplayers.org.

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