Festival Playhouse presents “Love, Laughter and Lucci” September 10, 2010

The Festival Playhouse presents the World Premiere of
"Love, Laughter and Lucci"
by Cricket Daniel
Directed by Charles Ault
“Love, Laughter and Lucci” opens September 10 playing Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. & Sundays at 2 p.m. through September 25. Tickets are $15 Friday/Saturday, $13 on Sunday for adults and are available by calling 303-422-4090. The Festival Playhouse is located at 5665 Olde Wadsworth Blvd in Arvada.
“Love, Laughter and Lucci” tells the engaging story of three generations of the Santoro family, all living together under one roof, in West Haven, CT. Single mom Gloria lives with her elderly father Sal and her 18-year old daughter Maria. Recent high school graduate Maria has big dreams of moving to New York City and acting on All My Children with her idol Susan Lucci. Her devoted and loving grandfather Sal, becomes Maria’s videographer, manager, agent and #1 supporter. Dreams of the past are revealed as new ones are realized in this delightful and entertaining comedy about an Italian Catholic family who worships Jesus, pasta and Susan Lucci.
Playwright Cricket Daniel holds a theater degree from UC Santa Barbara and studied Shakespeare in Cambridge, England. Ms. Daniel has an extensive background in improv, stand-up and theater and was a member of the national improv troupe Comedy Sportz. Ms. Daniel regularly performed in local community theatre productions but happened to be in the audience watching a play the same night as the playwright and ended up watching him more than the play. By the end of the evening she thought to herself “I wanna be that guy!” The next day she started writing her first play ‘Couple Dating.’ That guy was playwright Michael Slade, whom she credits for sending her into a whole new and exciting direction as a writer.
Ms. Daniel will be joining the cast and crew on opening night at Festival Playhouse. She lives in Bend, Oregon with her husband Jason and their young daughter Spencer and is currently working on her third play ‘Gina Galdi and Guest.’
Charles Ault, Sr. started The Player Guild in 1936 as a means to put food on the table in the middle of the depression. A love for the theatre and a creative mind brought a group of talented community actors and actresses together to provide the public with live entertainment. This concept was passed on to his son Charley Ault, Jr. who now runs The Players Guild, beginning its 75th year of production.
The Festival Playhouse presents “Love, Laughter and Lucci” - The World Premiere comedy about an Italian Catholic family who worships Jesus, pasta and Susan Lucci. September 10 - 25 - Fri\Sat 7:30 p.m. & Sun at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 Fri\Sat; $13 Sun. The Festival Playhouse, 5665 Olde Wadsworth Blvd. Box Office: 303-422-4090 - festivalplayhouse.com - Appropriate for all ages.