It's Fourth of July Weekend in The Hamptons and what better way to pay tribute to the perennial trials and tribulations of a summer's holiday than staging the outrageously funny "Betty's Summer Vacation" -- directed by Trip Cullamn.
Penned by playwright Christopher Durang, this contemporary romp features a young woman who spends the summer at the beach in a house share that spins wildly out of control. A Mainstage Production, Betty's Summer Vacation will run from July 5 to July 31st at Bay Street Theatre.
"We've always wanted to produce this play at Bay Street - every since seeing and loving 'Betty's Summer Vacation' at Playwrights Horizon years ago," Artistic Director Murphy Davis comments. "Before the Simpsons were The Simpsons. Before South Park was South Park, there was playwright Christopher Durang,” Murphy quips.
Penned by playwright Christopher Durang, this contemporary romp features a young woman who spends the summer at the beach in a house share that spins wildly out of control. A Mainstage Production, Betty's Summer Vacation will run from July 5 to July 31st at Bay Street Theatre.
"We've always wanted to produce this play at Bay Street - every since seeing and loving 'Betty's Summer Vacation' at Playwrights Horizon years ago," Artistic Director Murphy Davis comments. "Before the Simpsons were The Simpsons. Before South Park was South Park, there was playwright Christopher Durang,” Murphy quips.
Bobby Steggert
Betty’s idea of a summer vacation is blown to bits when her house mates begin to file in. One after the other, each house sharing member begins to divulge their true colors which, blended together, are “psycho-delic,” turning Betty's dream vacation into a summer she won't soon never forget.
Following the incredible reception from Bay Street audiences for other over-the-top comedies such as ROMANCE, DINNER, and BEYOND THERAPY, Artistic Director Sybil Christopher asserts, “We knew it was time to present one of Durang’s most outrageous comedies.”
Trip Cullman, Veanne Cox, Heidi Schreck, Celia Keenan-Bolger, John Behlmann
Durang’s credits include BEYOND THERAPY which was part of the 2008 Mainstage Season at Bay Street Theatre, The Marriage of Bette And Boo, A History of The American Film (a Tony nomination), Sister Mary Ignatious Explains It All For You, Baby With The Bathwater, Laughing Wild, Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Christmas Binge and Miss Witherspoon. He appeared with Julie Andrews in the Stephen Soundheim review of Putting It Together.
Director Trip Cullman's credits include Broadway’s Take Me Out (Associate Director) and Off Broadway directing of: A Small Fire, The Drunken City, Some Men, The Wooden Breeks, Dog Sees God, Maniac Flight Reaction, Swimming in the Shallows, Roulette, Last Sunday in June.
Previews for this oh-so-true summer farce begin Tuesday, July 5. Opening night is Saturday, July 9. Performances at 8 p.m. Sunday performances at 7 p.m. Tickets to Betty's Summer Vacation are on sale at the Box Office at 631-725-9500 or online at www.baystreet.org. The Box Office is open Monday-Saturday 11 am – showtime; Sunday 3 pm – 7 pm.
Rehearsal photos attached by Barry Gordin.
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