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Funny Money - September 2008 

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A Farce by Ray Cooney

From the author of Run for your Wife! Never has this master of farce been frenetically funnier. Henry A. Perkins, a mild mannered C.P.A, accidentally picks up the wrong briefcase one full of money. Henry assumes it is illicit cash and he decides to keep it. Knowing that the former owner must have his briefcase, he rushes home to book one way fares to Barcelona. He tells his confused wife to leave everything behind; if she doesn’t like Barcelona, they can go to Bali. In fact, they can buy Bali! The doorbell rings as they wait for their taxi. The police detective at the door thinks Henry was soliciting in the men’s room of the local pub; actually he was sitting in the loo counting the cash. The bell rings again. Another detective arrives thinking Henry is dead; a man with bullet holes in his head and Henry’s briefcase were found in the Thames. Henry’s inept attempts to extricate himself from this impossible situation lead to increasingly hysterical situations.

ROLES
Henry Perkins: (M) (late thirties to early fifties) a formerly meek, quiet businessman who sees a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and is madly pursuing it.
Jean Perkins: (F) (late thirties to early fifties) a quiet, conservative housewife who is shocked and dismayed both by her husband’s discovery and his reaction to it.
Betty Johnson: (F) (mid twenties to mid fifties) confident and adventurous. She is first intrigued, then thrilled by what’s happening.
Vic Johnson: (M) (mid twenties to mid fifties) brash and easily confused.
Davenport: (M) (late twenties to late forties) a scheming Detective Sergeant, more interested in money than the law.
Slater: (M) (mid twenties to early fifties) another Detective Sergeant, gentle and kind until provoked.
Bill: (M) (early twenties to mid forties) a boisterous taxi driver.
Passer-by: (M) (late twenties to early sixties) a sinister Dutch man.

Rehearsals will take place throughout the summer, beginning the second week of July. Flexibility will be built into the schedule but please be prepared to commit fully to the rehearsal process.

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Production Crew

Producer
Director
Stage Manager
Asst Stg Mgr/Props
Running Crew
Set Design
Prop Effects
Costume Design
Lighting Design
Sound Design

Gina Damberger
Dan Gibbins
Trish Befus
Patrick Fitzsimmons
Scott Evans
Bill Brown
Jeff Damberger
vacant
Daniel Koyata
Luke Moar

Cast

Henry
Jean
Vic
Betty
Bill
Davenport
Slater
Passer-by

Mark Huolt
Robin Mooney
Jared Ehrenholz
Ashlee Erron
Nick Collins
Graeme Black
Ron Gregory
Tyler Onassis

updated July 16, 2008
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