BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SoDel X-WR-CALNAME:An Evening of Culture: Faith County II The Saga Continues BEGIN:VEVENT UID:67732021-05-02 DTSTART:20210502T180000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20210502T040000Z LOCATION:2 South Walnut Street\nMilford DE 19963 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=2 South Walnut Street\nMilf ord DE 19963;X-APPLE-RADIUS=49;X-TITLE=2 South Walnut Street:geo:38.913314 ,-75.428946 GEO:38.913314;-75.428946 SUMMARY:An Evening of Culture: Faith County II The Saga Continues CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Second Street Players Stages Fast-Paced Spring Comedy Milford\, DE -\nMilford’s Second Street Players (SSP) continues to bring live\nth eater to the region with its next production of An Evening of\nCulture: Fa ith County II by Mark Landon Smith. The show’s prequel\,\nFaith County\, was produced by SSP in 2015. The comedy has us\nrevisiting a small town i n Arkansas where members of the Mineola\nCouncil for Cultural Recognition are presenting a performance of Romeo\nand Juliet. They attempt to bring t o life one of the Bard’s classic\nplays on their cheaply built and const antly collapsing\nstage. Hilarity ensues as it soon becomes evident none are too sure\nof their lines\, some are too old for their roles\, the set is falling\napart\, and a dog will not shut up! In this play-within-a-play \, the\ndirector\, Violet Farkle (played by EJ Panico)\, and star\, Mildre d\nCarson (Nancy Mikkelsen)\, are joined by local morality maven Ruthanne\ nBarnes (Dana Willens)\, beauty consultant Naomi Farkle Carson (Karen\nMar shall)\, and the adorable Faye McFaye (Vikki Jenkins) who have been\nworki ng hard on their Shakespearean performances along with Bubba\nBedford (And rew Hertzberg) and Luther Carson (Minor Hardin). They just\nhope that the set built by Delbert Fink (Ed Guinan) is ready in time.\nDirector Melissa Brenner and assistant director Gina Shuck note that\nthey have taken all r equired measures to protect the cast\, crew and\npatrons of the Riverfront Theater. “We feel that with precautions\ntaken\, we can put on this hil arious\, fast-paced comedy” says\nBrenner. “It’s a great escape and the audience will leave wearing\nsmiles that can’t be hidden by a mask. ”  Performances of An\nEvening of Culture: Faith County II will be at t he Riverfront Theater\,\n2 South Walnut Street in Milford. Live performan ces are scheduled for\nApril 23\, 24\, 25 and April 30\, May 1\, 2. Friday and Saturday shows\nbegin at 7 p.m. and Sunday shows begin at 2 p.m. The number of seats\nsold will be limited to 40 to enable socially distant sea ting. Seats\nare $20 with a $1 discount available to seniors\, military\, students\,\nand our members. Tickets are all “General Admission”\; to\ nfacilitate state guidelines\, ushers will seat each party to maintain\nso cial distancing. There will also be a streaming performance of the\nshow —which is an online-only option—on Sunday\, April 25 at 7p.m.\nfor tho se who wish to enjoy the show remotely. Passes to the streaming\nevent are also available for $20. To purchase tickets to a live or\nstreaming show or for more information\, visit\nwww.secondstreetplayers.com. Patrons who need assistance with the\nticketing website or with other questions may em ail\ninfo@secondstreetplayers.com\, or leave a message at (302) 422-0220. An\nEvening of Culture: Faith County II is presented by arrangement with\n Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French\, Inc.\n(www.concordtheatri cals.com). The show is supported\, in part\, by a\ngrant from the Delaware Division of the Arts\, a state agency\, in\npartnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. The Division\npromotes Delaware arts events on D elawareScene.com. Venue: Riverfront\nTheater. Presenter: Second Street Pla yers. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Second Street Players Stages Fast-Paced Spring Comedy Milford\, DE - Milford’s Second Street Players (SSP) continues t o bring live theater to the region with its next production of An Evening of Culture: Faith County II by Mark Landon Smith. The show’s prequel\, F aith County\, was produced by SSP in 2015. The comedy has us revisiting a small town in Arkansas where members of the Mineola Council for Cultural R ecognition are presenting a performance of Romeo and Juliet. They attempt to bring to life one of the Bard’s classic plays on their cheaply built and constantly collapsing stage. Hilarity ensues as it soon becomes evide nt none are too sure of their lines\, some are too old for their roles\, t he set is falling apart\, and a dog will not shut up! In this play-within- a-play\, the director\, Violet Farkle (played by EJ Panico)\, and star\, M ildred Carson (Nancy Mikkelsen)\, are joined by local morality maven Rutha nne Barnes (Dana Willens)\, beauty consultant Naomi Farkle Carson (Karen M arshall)\, and the adorable Faye McFaye (Vikki Jenkins) who have been work ing hard on their Shakespearean performances along with Bubba Bedford (And rew Hertzberg) and Luther Carson (Minor Hardin). They just hope that the s et built by Delbert Fink (Ed Guinan) is ready in time. Director Melissa Br enner and assistant director Gina Shuck note that they have taken all requ ired measures to protect the cast\, crew and patrons of the Riverfront The ater. “We feel that with precautions taken\, we can put on this hilariou s\, fast-paced comedy” says Brenner. “It’s a great escape and the a udience will leave wearing smiles that can’t be hidden by a mask.”  P erformances of An Evening of Culture: Faith County II will be at the River front Theater\, 2 South Walnut Street in Milford. Live performances are s cheduled for April 23\, 24\, 25 and April 30\, May 1\, 2. Friday and Satur day shows begin at 7 p.m. and Sunday shows begin at 2 p.m. The number of s eats sold will be limited to 40 to enable socially distant seating. Seats are $20 with a $1 discount available to seniors\, military\, students\, an d our members. Tickets are all “General Admission”\; to facilitate sta te guidelines\, ushers will seat each party to maintain social distancing. There will also be a streaming performance of the show—which is an onli ne-only option—on Sunday\, April 25 at 7p.m. for those who wish to enjoy the show remotely. Passes to the streaming event are also available for $ 20. To purchase tickets to a live or streaming show or for more informatio n\, visit www.secondstreetplayers.com. Patrons who need assistance with th e ticketing website or with other questions may email info@secondstreetpla yers.com\, or leave a message at (302) 422-0220. An Evening of Culture: Fa ith County II is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on beha lf of Samuel French\, Inc. (www.concordtheatricals.com). The show is suppo rted\, in part\, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts\, a sta te agency\, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on DelawareScene.com. Venue: Riverf ront Theater. Presenter: Second Street Players. DTSTAMP:20261028T210803Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR