Golfing is a farce at Sandy Actors Theatre posted on 02/01/2023
Ron Palmblad, director of the Sandy Actor’s Theatre’s (SAT)
February production of Ken Ludwig’s “Fox on the Fairway,” sees some similarities
between the farce and some of the television shows he enjoyed growing up,
including “I Love Lucy” and “The Dick Van Dyke Show.”
“Regular people in regular situations that react in an
irregular way,” he said.
The comedy sets members of the Quail Valley Country Club
against those from the Crouching Squirrel Golf and Racquet Club in a tournament
and culminates in a legendary 18th hole. It also hearkens back to the Marx
brothers, with mistaken identities, slamming doors and more shenanigans.
Palmblad, who has been involved in theater since the 1970s
when he was in middle school, noted that he had a couple of plays to choose
from when offered the chance to direct. He was familiar with Ludwig’s works and
selected “Fox on the Fairway,” which has proven to be even funnier than he
thought.
“Now that we’ve gotten into it and we’ve blocked the whole
show, the opportunities for so much humor are more prevalent than you realized
before,” Palmblad said. “The cast is having a good time.”
He added that getting the play up on the stage led to more
involved movement than he had anticipated.
“The amount of physicality was a surprise,” Palmblad said.
“It was there, but (the cast is) getting a workout. They’re working up a
sweat.”
SAT presents “Fox on the Fairway” from Friday, Feb. 17
through Sunday, March 12, at 17433 SE Meinig Avenue in Sandy (behind Ace
Hardware). Show times are 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and 3 p.m. on
Sundays. Tickets are $18 general admission, $15 for students, seniors and
veterans, and $13 for children (reservations are recommended). For more
information, or to make reservations call 503-936-4378, find SAT on Facebook or
visit sandyactorstheatre.com.
A preview night will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14,
with an art show, “Animal Antics” by the Wy’East Artisans Guild, before the
show at 7 p.m. Tickets for the preview will be $10 and only available at the
door.
Reader's Theatre Gresham returns in Feb.
Reader’s Theatre Gresham presents a staged reading of
“Crossing Delancey,” by Susan Sandler, at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6, at the
Center of the Arts Little Theatre, 333 N. Main Avenue in Gresham. Tickets are
$9 at the door, with tickets for Mt. Hood Community College students available
at half price.
The comedy is about a young Jewish woman who seeks love in
New York City. Readings happen on the first Monday of every month.
For more information, visit www.readerstheatregresham.org or
email ReadersTheatreGresham@gmail.com.
By Garth Guibord/MT
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