Garland Civic Theatre will present the classic Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon and directed by Tim Doyle Sept. 6-23. For more than 50 years, Garland Civic Theatre has brought quality theatre to the North Texas area. The same tradition of excellence will continue through the 2018-19 season.
The community theatre was founded in 1968 and is the oldest continually operating community theater in the DFW Metroplex.
Paul and Corie Bratter are newlyweds in every sense of the word. He’s a straight-as-an-arrow lawyer and she’s a free spirit always looking for the latest kick. Their new apartment is her most recent find – too expensive with bad plumbing and in need of a paint job. After a six-day honeymoon, they get a surprise visit from Corie’s loopy mother and decide to play matchmaker during a dinner with their neighbor-in-the-attic, Velasco, where everything that can go wrong, does. Paul just doesn’t understand Corie, as she sees it. He’s too staid, too boring, and she just wants him to be a little more spontaneous. Running “barefoot in the park” would be a start…
Performances are Thursday, September 6 through Sunday, September 23, 2018 at the Granville Arts Center, 300 North Fifth Street, Garland, 75040
Performances include a Thursday night preview Sept. 6 at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday night performances are at 8:00 p.m. Sunday matinees are Sept. 9, 16 and 23 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets may also be purchased in person at the box office at 300 North Fifth Street in downtown Garland.
Tickets are available on line at Garland Arts Box Office or by phone at 972-205-2000.
Other Garland Civic Theatre productions this season are:
The 39 Steps – Oct. 18 – Nov. 4
Dashing Through the Snow – Nov. 29 – Dec. 16
Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story – Jan. 24, 2019 – Feb. 10, 2019
The Foreigner – March 7-29, 2019
Nunsense – April 25, 2019 – May 12, 2019