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Show Farley Family Reunion at Alhambra A special encore production of' James Arrington's "Farley Family Reunion" will be presented May 7, 8, and 9 at the Alhambra Theatre, 20 South Main in Pleasant Grove at 8 p.m. The play is a hilarious look at the many types of people who congregate at that most universal of summer gatherings, the family reunion, says Arrington, who, along with actress April Black, portrays more than 20 different characters ranging in age from six to 99 during the show. "The audience begins to feel during the show that they are actually at a family reunion," he says.. "People recognize their own family members in the characteers, and every character has its own cheering section." The idea for the play was actually generated by another sort of gathering. "Every time I go to a party, people say, 'You're an actor -be funny!" says Arrington, an accomplished accom-plished actor and director who is best known for his one-man show, "Here's Brother Brigham." "So, I developed these little characterizations characteri-zations over a period of four to five years," he says. "Then I Read Don Marshall's 'The Rummage Rum-mage Sale, ' which made me realize that all these people might somehow be related," he explained. explain-ed. "I finally decided on the two-actor format in order to make it a challenge for the actors." "It takes so much energy to do the show, he added, "but it's enjoyable." "Farley Family Reunion" Re-union" premiered at BYU's Nelke Theatre in October. 1980 and has since toured throughout the Inter-mountain Inter-mountain West and Canada. Arrington is preparing to take the show to the Pacific Northwest and Washington, Wash-ington, D.C. this summer. Arrington's partner in the production, April Black, is a California native who has appeared appear-ed in a number of recent BYU productions, including "Watch on the Rhine," "A Christmas Christ-mas Carol," and "My Three Serfs." as well as a number of Whittlin' Whistlin' Brigade shows. ll- ' ' , Jh' - I JAMES ARRINGTON and APRIL BLACK star in Reunion |
