Welcome to the Monkey House
Welcome to the Monkeyhouse is a  full length play written by Christopher Sergel.  It  is based on a collection of short stories by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.,  which  is also entitled  "Welcome to the Monkeyhouse".   The Poor Theatre Company preformed this play as their debut  on August 5th, 6th, and 7th, 2004.

The central story in Sergel's play is Who Am I This Time?, an identity story about a small-town theatre company putting on a play.  Surrounding this frame- work  are  three  other  stories:  Harrison Bergeron and The Euphio Question, both satires of the future; and The Kid Nobody Could Handle, a present-day scenario  about  a high school  band  teacher and a troubled youth.

The play is thus a little like a four ring circus, with Newt, the director, as the ringmaster.  In the various rings, we encounter absurd humour, touching pathos, startling reversals and thought-provoking satire.
Cast  (click on the names to see profiles):

Jennifer Ching        as            "Susan" Baker, Mary, Waitress
Natashia Durand    as             Hazel Bergeron, Grace Helmholtz
Trista Friesen        as              Ms. Doris Sawyer, Ms. Crane
Chris Gerbrandt     as             George Bergeron,  George Helmholtz
Denis Grenier        as              Harry Nash, "Arthur" Baker
Louisa Longford     as             Helene Shaw, Edie Baker
Allison Nelson        as             "Bertha" Quinn, Diana Moon Glampers
Devon Pohl           as             Fred Bockman, Harrison Bergeron
Jeremy Rampton    as              Newt
Reid Sloan             as              Lew Harrison, Jim Donnini

Crew  (click on the names to see profiles):
Gerald Pauls, Director
Rhonda Friesen, Stage Manager
Margaret Dudgeon, Costumes
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