Marquette, Michigan – September 21, 2015 – Northern Michigan University Forest Roberts Theatre will present the Neil Simon comedy California Suite. It is composed of four playlets that take place in suites 203 and 204 of the Beverly Hills Hotel. Marriage, relationships and human emotion give this play a real yet humorous look in to the lives of the California Suite guests. This play contains adult themes and language.
Show times are at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23 through Saturday, Sept. 26, and Wednesday, Sept. 30, through Saturday, Oct. 3. Additional 1 p.m. matinees will take place on Saturday, Sept. 26 and Oct 3, as well as Sunday, Sept. 27.
This play is directed by Ansley Valentine, director of theatre at NMU, and Alysa Spivak, a senior majoring in theatre and entertainment arts. The production stage manager is Dakota Vogel, a junior theatre major at NMU. To purchase tickets, visit nmu.edu/tickets.
The cast members (followed by the roles they play) and their hometowns are:
Charles Owlsey from Empire, Michigan as Mort Hollender
Taylor Kulju from Ishpeming, Michigan as Millie Michaels
Anthony Pruett from Ishpeming, Michigan as Sidney Nichols
Vanessa Pruett from Ishpeming, Michigan as Hotel Staff/Understudy
Carly Bellock from Marquette, Michigan as Bunny
Brady Sprouls from Marquette, Michigan as Marvin Michaels
Dorsey Sprouls from Marquette, Michigan as William Warren/Stu Franklyn
Jill Vermuelen from Marquette, Michigan as Beth Hollender
Eau Claire, Wisconsin: Mary Glittenberg as Hannah Warren
Onalaska, Wisconsin: Liz Trueblood as Gert Franklyn
Woodstock, Illinois: Korinne Griffith as Diane Nichols
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