Yellow Point Drama Group presents "The Queen of Bingo"

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Saturday, October 4th, 2014
8:00 PM

Yellow Point Drama Group’s fall play “The Queen of Bingo” Plays for Laughs Oct 2-18 

Two competitive sisters duke it out with daubers and off-beat quips in the Yellow Point Drama Group (YPDG) fall production of the fun-loving, heart-warming comedy The Queen of Bingo, running over three weekends October 2 to 18 at Cedar Hall.  Written by Jeanne Michels and Phyllis Murphy, the play is directed by Yellow Point Drama Group member Patricia Zogar, who last starred in YPDG’s Seeing Stars in Dixie. 

Bingo superstitions are front and centre as Sis (Jenny Harrison) and Babe (Georgina Duval) ramp up the excitement in their lives playing bingo at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church where they bicker and banter with Father Mac (Terry Whittaker).  Silver-tongued bingo caller (Torry Clark) announces the plays while the siblings explore everything from hot flashes to diet crazes, family ties to middle-aged singlehood.      

At intermission, the audience will receive cards and daubers to take part in a prize-winning bingo game, competing for a Thanksgiving turkey from 49^th Parallel Grocery in Cedar.

The Queen of Bingo previews on Thursday, October 2 and runs on Friday and Saturday, October 3, 4, 10, 11, 17 and 18. Doors open at 7 pm and show time is 8 pm. A matinee performance will be held on Saturday, October 18; doors open at 1 and show time is 2 pm.  Tickets are $17 for adults; $12 for youth, the preview, and matinee. Tickets are available at the door at Cedar Hall, 2388 Cedar Road, by phone at 250-753-9292 or by emailing [email protected].

Yellow Point Drama Group has been bringing entertaining live theatre to the Yellow Point and Cedar countryside since 1953.  For more information, go to www.yellowpointdramagroup.org.