Candlewick Manitou Sr. High Xplor Drama present a humorous, character-driven comedy featuring an eclectic collection of characters.
By Pat Cook
Manitou Opera House
- Friday, October 23 @ 7 PM
- Saturday, October 24 @ 3 PM
Doors open 30 minutes prior to performance.
This zany comedy, in the spirit of Kaufman and Hart, centers on Doc, an eccentric old man whose house caters to all sorts of characters. Now a retired judge, he spends his days “enjoying life.” When he’s not flying around the countryside in his balloon or fishing in a nearby dry riverbed, he works on his books of nonsense. This prompts his daughter, Charlotte, to decide he’s lost his marbles. So, conspiring with a sly lawyer, she plans to not only become his guardian but also sell his house and property. Throw in a psychologist on her first case, love sick teenagers, an irate school bus driver and an occasional artist or two and it’s a madhouse! Will Doc be committed or not? Of course he offers his own defense. “You ought to try tilting at a windmill every so often,” he philosophizes. “It’s great exercise and a nice breeze goes with it.” When he shows up at his sanity hearing dressed as a magician, his daughter and her lawyer think they have it all sewed up. However, Doc has a few surprise rabbits to pull out of the hat. This tour de force is appropriate for schools, churches, dinner theaters and all audiences. Can Doc pull it off? As Leo says, “There is method to his madness.” And Doc shows one and all what a little nonsense can do “If the Good Lord’s Willing and the Creek Don’t Rise.”
Cast List
- Mykayla Leadbeater as “Mandy Pemberton”
- Micah Klages as “Doc Babcock”
- Scarlett Taylor as “Doreen Furst”
- Emily McLean as “Charlotte Dinsel”
- Jillian Desender as “Gerald Firestone”
- Liam Derksen as “Steve Renfro”
- Cash Guilford as “Leo Jenkins”
- Zoey Funk as “Elizabeth Clayborne”
- June Hamilton as “Maxine McCallister”
Crew List
- Director – Richard J. Klassen
- Costumes – Tonja Friesen
- Front of House – Vanessa Klassen
- Marketing – Jessica Klassen
Ticket Information
- Adult: $12 Advance / $15 Day-Of
- *Youth: $8 Advance / $12 Day-Of
- *Youth: 17 and Under
- Online: See Button Above
- Box Office: 204-822-SHOW (7469)
- Email: [email protected]
IF THE GOOD LORD IS WILLING AND THE CREEK DON’T RISE is produced by permission by Elderidge Publishing Co.
Sponsored By: The Rock Farm 106.7, Maverick 105.1, Proliferate, Co-op, Eagleeye Printing & Design, GTP Chartered Professional Accountants, The Brick Morden, Comte, Manitou Building