Village Playhouse Opens 40th Season with “Forty Carats”

The Village Playhouse opens its 40^th season of community theatre with Forty Carats, a romantic comedy by Jay Allen. The play opens August 2 for a 3-weekend run at Inspiration Studios, 1500 S. 73^rd Street in West Allis. Performances are at 7:30pm on Fridays and Saturdays, with 2:00pm matinees on August 12 and August 19.

Forty Carats tells the story of Ann Stanley (played by Sam Billeck), a successful 40-year-old business woman who has a romantic encounter with a much younger wealthy, sophisticated man, Peter Latham (played by Zach Sharrock) while on vacation in Greece. She never expects to see him again, but Peter unexpectedly appears at Ann’s apartment weeks later as her daughter’s date, which sets off a series of fun and life-altering events.

Forty Carats is the first production of the Village Playhouse 40^th Season. To celebrate 40 years, anyone who was a part of the Village Playhouse 1978-1979 Season is invited to attend any of the 40^th Season shows at no charge. See www.villageplayhouse.org for details.

General admission is $17 for Adults and $15 for students and seniors (55+). A special group rate of $14/ticket is available when ordering and paying for 10 or more tickets together. All performances at Inspiration Studios, 1500 S. 73^rd Street in West Allis.

To reserve tickets for Forty Carats please email FortyCarats@villageplayhouse.org or call (414) 207-4879 to reserve a seat. Tickets are also available online at VPFortyCarats.brownpapertickets.com