Alan Ayckbourn’s comic masterpieces, The Norman Conquests return to The New Vic Stage beginning June 25. “Living Together” is the second play of The Norman Conquests trilogy and takes place in the Living Room, over the same weekend, with the same characters. This one begins on Saturday evening with Norman sulking because his trip has been canceled, Reg dealing with the bags - and the game he's invented that he's hoping to play - and Sarah marshaling everyone around.

This brilliant comic trilogy details the amorous exploits of Norman, assistant librarian, whose one aim is to make the women of his life happy—these women being, as it happens, three sisters, one of them his wife, who can’t wear contact lenses because “life with Norman is full of unexpected eye movements.”

Each play stands uproariously on its own yet interlocks with the others to form an ingenious Chinese puzzle of successive relations.

Ayckbourn’s prize winning trilogy is being performed with wit and enthusiasm by a lively cast of popular New Vic Players including Nate Melvin as Reg and Angie Melvin, (his wife) as his sister-in-law, Annie. Sarah Roddis as the overbearing Sarah, (Reg’s on-stage wife); Shawn Newton as the slow but kindly next-door Veterinarian, Tom; Heidi Cernik as the myopic Ruth, wife of the mis-guided Norman, played with characteristic élan by Michael P. Martin. All under the expert direction of Mr. James Furney, Esq.

Ayckbourn is a prolific writer of comedy plays satirizing middle-class manners, he is considered one of the world's pre-eminent dramatists. He has won numerous awards for his plays, which have been translated into 35 languages, and are performed worldwide on stage and television. Seven of his plays have been performed on Broadway.

“LIVING TOGETHER” opens Friday, June 25 and continues Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:30 through July 31. All seats are $23. Phone 381-3328 for information and reservations or email newvicinc@aol.com. NO PERFORMANCES 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND

Park Club Diner-Theatre performances will be Friday, July 16, and Saturday, July 17. Make both theatre and dinner-theatre reservations with The New Vic. We’ll take care of everything else. Call the box office at 269-381-3328 or email newvicinc@aol.com

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