Yellow Point Drama Group's "Affections of May"

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Thursday, March 6th, 2014
8:00 PM

The foibles and triumphs of relationships tug at the heartstrings and play for laughs in the Yellow Point Drama Group (YPDG) spring comedy, The Affections of May, running from March 6 to 22. Directed by Gordon McInnis, YPDG�s production stars Maureen Molyneux as May, Devon Cathers as Brian, Erik Tully as Quinn, and Brian March as Hank.

Themes of love, identity and self-worth are explored in this warm, insightful romantic comedy by Norm Foster, one of Canada�s foremost playwrights. May and her husband Brian have settled into an idyllic life running a B & B in a seaside resort town. When Brian abruptly abandons her to return to the city�s bright lights � and his mistress � May becomes enmeshed in a romantic triangle. Two of the locals come courting: Quinn, a one-time hometown hero turned handyman, and Hank, a lonely banker and momma�s boy.
The Affections of May opens Thursday, March 6 with a discounted preview evening (tickets $12) and runs over three weekends on March 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, and 22; doors open at 7 pm and show time is 8 pm (tickets $17 adults/$12 youth). On Saturday, March 15, doors open at 6 pm for a special 8 pm dinner-theatre presentation; tickets are $35 and include a three-course dinner. On Saturday, March 22, there is both a regular evening performance and a matinee. Doors open at 1 pm for the 2 pm matinee (tickets $12).
Tickets are available at the door at Cedar Hall, 2388 Cedar Road, by calling 250-245-7516 or at [email protected].

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