TNIM Turns 5o this November!
Lots of activities planned!
Spring Production
Jenny runs the best little house of ill-repute in Baxter Springs, Kansas, in 1871 at the height of the booming Wild West. It’s business as usual until a young doctor’s wife escapes her abusive husband and decides to try her hand at the oldest profession in the world. Things get hairy for Jenny and her girls when a customer’s wife threatens their livelihood – and their lives – if they don’t stop servicing her man.
New director, Andrea Lewandowski, has been working hard to make her fallen ladies shine in this colourful and hilarious show. “This is Norm Foster at his best,” explains Lewandowski. “It’s tightly written, funny as heck, and a little bit saucy.” While the content is for mature audiences, she says there’s nothing explicitly R-rated about Jenny’s House of Joy. “Sure, they swear a bit, and there are lots of tongue-in-cheek references to knocking boots and all that goes with it, but it’s tastefully done. You’ll laugh a lot and if you cry a bit at the end, then we’ve done our job.”
With a strong cast and crew working hard to bring Jenny’s House to life, this show offers an array of gorgeous costumes and a stunning set that will make you forget you’re anywhere other than the parlor in a lively and popular brothel. “There are no men in the cast,” says Lewandowski. “How are we going to pull off a busy cat house with an all-female cast? Well, you’ll just have to come and see for yourself.”
Jenny’s House of Joy runs Thursday to Saturday, May 1 to 3 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, May 4th at 2 pm. Tickets are $20 online
or at the door (cash only).
Follow us on Facebook (Theatre Night in Merrickville) and Instagram (@merrickvilletheatre) for sneak peaks of our show over the next few months.