| May 8-10 at 8pm TICKETS Mrs. McThing will follow the standard ticketing procedure for Company non-musical productions. Tickets wilil be available for purchase during lunch and 7th period approximately one week before opening. Remaining seats will be sold at the door. Seating is not reserved, so please arrive early. Doors open approximately 30 minutes before curtain. Ticket Prices will be announced soon! SYNOPSIS Mrs. McThing is about a rather mischevious boy, Howay, who gives his demanding mother a great deal of trouble. The witch Mrs. McThing is offended when Mrs. Larue makes the mistake of snubbing her daughter whom she sees as a street urchin. She then decides to spirit Howay from his rich mother because she is treating her daughter rather shabbily. Howay, for his part, is delighted with his new surroundings--a diner pool hall! This particular pool hall is the hideout for a group of gangsters. Howay is not quite sure what has happened, but he quickly warms to the idea. While Howay likes the freedom from his mother's prissy manners, the gangsters are not quite sure what to make of him. He passes a crucial test when, while working as a waiter, he drops a plate of chicken. He quickly retrieves it, wipes it on his apron, and serves it. The gangsters all agree that this passes "the test". Howay becomes very attached to the gang, especially the leader--Poison Eddie. Towards the end, there is an elaborate scene where Poison Eddie, Howay, the gang, and Mrs. Larue rob the Larue mansion. Meanwhile Mrs. McThing substitutes a little prig for the real Howay. His mother is at first delighted by his beautiful manners and perfect behavior, but soon begins to suspect that something is amiss--the reformed Howay is just TOO good! That is saying a great deal for Mrs. Larue. Then Howay calls her from of all places, the poolhall. But that is just the begining. We actually begin to fell sorry for the haughty Mrs. Larue when Mrs. McThing changes her into - of all things - a scrub woman. Her daughter gets into the act with some spells as well. Not only that, but Mrs. Larue then helps rob her own mansion and adopts Mrs. McThing's daughter so Howay can have a playmate. Finally the long-suffering Mrs. Larue is allowed to revert back to her former self, but is now a form believer in allowing boys to be boys. Confused? Well, then you'll just have to come see it. Why did you read this, anyway? Do you want to ruin the surprise? |
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| 12 Angry Men/Women - On the Town - Mrs. McThing |
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