WBU Fall Production: A Bad Year for Tomatoes (a two-act comedy)

Williams Baptist University’s Department of Communication Arts presents A Bad Year for Tomatoes, a two-act comedy by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright John Patrick and directed by Melinda Williams, assistant professor of communication arts.

Fed up with the pressures of fame, starlet Myra Marlowe escapes to a small New England town, hoping for some peace and quiet while she writes her autobiography. But when her curious neighbors become a little too interested in her life, Myra invents a mad, homicidal sister—who is actually Myra herself in disguise!

Things quickly get even more complicated when the local handyman falls for Myra’s fictional sister and the neighborhood church ladies become determined to save her soul. What follows is an entertaining mix of mistaken identities, eccentric characters, and unexpected chaos.

Performance Dates & Times
October 1 & 2 at 7:30 p.m.
October 3 at 2:30 p.m.

Admission
$8 General Admission
$5 Students & Senior Citizens

Cast
Myra Marlowe — Macy Miller
Tom Lamont — Isaiah Doty
Cora Gump — Molly Tabor
Reba Harper — Kendal LeQuieu
Piney — Cade Elam
Willa Mae Wilcox — Chara Quattlebaum
Sheriff — Kaylee Leake

About the Playwright

John Patrick was a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and screenwriter whose works include The Curious Savage and The Teahouse of the August Moon. His stage adaptation of The Teahouse of the August Moon earned both the Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1954. Patrick also wrote numerous screenplays during his career, including Three Coins in the Fountain and Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing.

Come support WBU Theatre and enjoy a comedy filled with colorful characters, outrageous misunderstandings, and plenty of laughs!