The Vokes Players of Wayland present Alan Ayckbourn’s comic thriller Communicating Doors, directed by Michelle Aguillon. Performances will be held at Beatrice Herford’s Vokes Theatre, Route 20 in Wayland, MA from May 3 through 19, Thursday-Saturday evenings at 8PM with a 2PM matinee on Saturdays, May 12 & May 19. For tickets and information call 508-358- 4034, or order online via our website www.vokesplayers.org. Ticket prices are $19.00 for Thursday evenings and Saturday matinees; $22.00 for Friday & Saturday evenings.
Alan Ayckbourn constructs tightly wound stories about conventional people told in unconventional ways. In this play, Ayckbourn spins a story right out of The Twilight Zone, but the stamp of his wicked humor leaves no doubt of its heritage. The play starts in a hotel room in the near-future, where a sick old man hires a prostitute to profess his guilt for nefarious activities that made him a lot of money – and resulted in the deaths of his first two wives. From there, the action takes a few odder turns as the prostitute, in fear for her life, ducks into the “communicating door” of the hotel room and ends up…somewhere she wasn’t expecting at all. To tell any more would ruin the fun. It’s a tale of close calls, time travel, and cosmic retribution that would be hard to believe if you haven’t seen it for yourself.
The cast for the show includes: Rebecca Shor (Boston), Barbara Douglass (Newton), Michelle Mount (Somerville), Chris Cardoni (Billerica), David Wood (Ashland) and Ben Dubrovsky (Lincoln). The
director, Michelle Aguillon, is from Watertown.
The historic Beatrice Herford’s Vokes Theatre in Wayland is one of the truly unique cultural and historical resources in Metrowest. The Vokes Players is a non-profit theatrical organization. Communicating Doors is the third production of our 2017-18 season. The theatre is wheelchair accessible. For more information about the Vokes Players, visit our website – www.vokesplayers.org.
