CAÑADA PRODUCTION OPENS TONIGHT!

The Cañada College Theatre Arts Department proudly presents two hilarious one-act comedies: For Whom The Southern Belle Tolls by Christopher Durang and Babel’s in Arms by David Ives. Directed by Linda Hoy. Performances will take place October 27, 28, 29 and November 3, 4, 5 at 7:30 PM at the Cañada College Flexible Theatre. 4200 Farmhill Blvd. Redwood City, CA 94061. Tickets are $10 for general admission, $9 for staff & seniors and $5 for all students. Tickets can be reserved by calling (650) 306-3396.

BABEL'S IN ARMS by David Ives: Two blue-collar Mesopotamian construction workers are handed a provocative task: Build the Tower of Babel—or else. How many stones does it take to get to heaven, anyway? Prominently featured are also a businesswoman, a priestess & a eunuch.

FOR WHOM THE SOUTHERN BELLE TOLLS by Christopher Durang is a parody of Tennessee Williams play The Glass Menagerie. In this version Amanda is frustrated with her over-sensitive, hypochondriac son named Lawrence. Lawrence refuses to leave the house or get a job; he’s too shy to ever met anyone; and he spends all his time playing with his collection of glass cocktail stirrers. ("This one is called string bean because it’s long and thin," he says. "I call this one thermometer because it looks like a thermometer." "All my children have such imagination," Amanda says with despair.) Lawrence’s more regular brother Tom brings home a "feminine caller" from the warehouse, and Lawrence is overwhelmed by the butch girl Ginny who is deaf and shouts all the time. Ginny and Lawrence eventually sort of hit it off, and she teaches him how to swagger and talk about baseball in a loud voice. But then she leaves, and Tom goes off to the movies (where he has a tendency to meet and bring home sailors who have missed their boat), and Amanda is stuck forever with hopeless Lawrence.

COMPLETE CAST/STAFF LIST:
Director: Linda Hoy
Assistant Director: Martin Rojas-Dietrich
Lighting Designer: Peter Gielow
Sound Designers: Juan Liborio & Tony Burrola
Featuring: Joey Axiaq, Josh Bryant, Kimi Carey, Kyla Gibboney, Kyle Hart, Allie Jones, David Lundell, David Roberts, Elizabeth Sachs