Max Santucci as the Boring Old Scholar, Jacob Anderson as Geoffrey Chaucer & Matt Sellers as Harry Bailey.
There will be a lot of silliness going on when Beavercreek Community Theatre’s Youth Theatre presents Geoffrey Chaucer’s THE CANTERBURY TALES.
It begins with Chaucer’s literary masterpiece but, with the addition of some Monty Python-style humor, it quickly turns into a silly comedy.
The play, under the direction of Teresa Connair , features the tales being told as part of a story-telling contest by a group of pilgrims as they travel together on a journey from Southwark to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.
THE CANTERBURY TALES runs from April 19 to April 28 with 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday performances and 3 p.m. Sunday matinees.
The cast includes Beavercreek residents Jacob Anderson , Adam Burke, Elina Dawson, Caroline Delaney, Patrick Fitzgerald, Alexis Rivera, Emma O’Keefe, Carol Sanderson, Joe Sellers, Matthew Sellers, Sierra Smith, Alexa Storar, Alexis Sullivan, Kiel Terrill and Lucy Dahlstrom.
It also includes Kathleen Anderson and Corinne Engber of Centerville, Elijah Smith and Alexa Stevens of Xenia and Dayton residents Simon Atkinson, Cora Hardern, Sydney Hardern, Emily Ray, Leo Santucci and Max Santucci.
The staff, along with Connair of Dayton, includes Sara Naderer of Fairborn as the assistant director and stage manager, costumer Linda Sellers of Beavercreek and producer Mary Mathieu of Beavercreek.
Tickets are $13 for adults, $11 for students, seniors and BCT members and $8 for those in 8th grade and younger. There will also be mat seating in front of the stage for children age 10 and younger for $5. Chaperones are permitted in the mat area for $10. A group discount of $1 per ticket is available to groups of 10 or more when purchased at the same time for the same performance.
Tickets can be reserved by calling BCT at 429-4737 and leaving a message or by e-mailing boxoffice@bctheatre.org. Tickets can also be ordered online, using a credit card, at www.bctheatre.org.
Beavercreek Community Theatre is located within the Lofino Adult Enrichment and Cultural Arts Center at 3868 Dayton-Xenia Road in Beavercreek.
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