VCSU theater group presenting farce

Anna Weisenburger, Jamestown, plays Mary Smith, a lead role in Valley City State University’s upcoming production, “Run for Your Wife,” a British farce by Ray Cooney.

A freshman at VCSU, Weisenburger is a theater minor and active in the program. She participates in acting classes and the campus Improv Club in addition to this production.

“Run for Your Wife” is the story of a British taxi driver, married to two women in two different cities, whose life is turned upside down by doing a good deed. VCSU students in the cast include Nate Faust, Tiffany Ferch, Zack Lee, Lindsay Lagodinski, Burke Tagney, Emily Waswick and Weisenburger. Valley City resident Harley McLain joins the students in a supporting lead role.

Director Jenni Lou Russi set this fast-paced British farce in the 1970s, creating challenges and opportunities for set designer and technical crew.

Show times are 7:30 p.m. Oct. 14, 15 and 16, with a 2 p.m. matinee on Oct. 16 in Theatre 320. Tickets are $8 for adults, $4 for seniors and free for high school /college students with and ID. Reservations are recommended for this show, and can be made by calling the VCSU Theatre Box Office at 701-845-7320.

“Run for Your Wife” runs Oct. 14, 15 and 16 in Theatre 320 on the VCSU campus in Valley City. Tickets can be reserved by calling the VCSU Theatre Box Office at 701-845-7320.

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