As we continue staying home and staying safe, we are happy to be able to bring you another installment in the #MakeArtVirtual series. This week our home-bound actors will be presenting an original play by Paul Lewis. “The Announcement”. At 5 PM on August 26, 1965, as the war in Vietnam was escalating, President Lyndon Johnson made an announcement; as of midnight that night, the marriage deferment to the draft would be eliminated. Anyone who got married before midnight would still be exempt from the draft. Thousands of couples across the country dropped whatever they were doing and ran out to get married. Meanwhile, in Cleveland, OH, awkward but endearing Toby has received his draft notice. As he is trying to figure out how to escape enlistment, “The Announcement” is made and it seems like the answer he’s been looking for, with just one hitch: he doesn’t even have a girlfriend. While he tries to enlist the help of a mysterious relative, he meets two beautiful strangers, explores the legacy of a notorious burlesque house, and encounters a small-scale twister in this heartfelt nostalgic comedy about true love and changing your destiny!

CAST:

Toby: Nick Pellegrino

Bruce: Zach Scabora

Betty: Elizabeth Dewey

Jack: Todd Little

Leonard: Andy Harrington

Lucia: Gina Kearly

Candy Cane: Keara Dixon

Officer Baxter: Nathan Cholger

TV Announcer / Female Swing: Jean Ciampi

TV Announcer / Male Swing: Kyle Sanborn

Narrator: Judy Harper

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