The Big Five-Oh
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Single Admission (everyone) is $15.00 per seat.
Opening Night Admission is $10.00 per seat.
Group Discount available for 10 or more seats.
Whoever said life is better after fifty had better be right! George Thomas is turning fifty on Saturday, and it has been a terrible week. His dog is sick, his son is a slacker, and his daughter wants to marry a Republican. With a neurotic wife and a widowed neighbor providing more challenges than even George can overcome, this may be the worst week of his life. Through these trying days, George will discover the wonders of family, the responsibilities of parenthood, and the results of his latest physical.
The Big Five-Oh is a hilarious, sometimes touching account of a grown man coming to terms with his age, his relationship with his son, and his future. It is the story of a middle-aged man finally growing up.
Types: Full-Length Play
Genre: Comedy
Themes: Family – Dysfunctional, Life Lessons & Experiences
*** All Ages are Relative ***
Marie Thomas – Loving wife of George Thomas (50 years old)
George Thomas – A Professor of sociology (50 years old)
Julie Thomas – Daughter of Marie and George (25 years old)
Eric Thomas – Son of Marie and George (22 years old)
Douglas – Julie’s fiance (44 years old)
Kathy Walters – Widowed neighbor; Sweet, grandmotherly type (65 years old)
Sara Donavan – Student of George’s (19 years old)
Marie Tomas – Amanda Lashmit
George Thomas – Jared Doegey
Julie Thomas – Alexandra Miller
Eric Thomas – Billy Stinnett
Douglas – David Miller
Kathy Walters – Robin Hochtell
Sara Donavan – Nichole Miller
Director: Susan O’Connell
Stage Manager: Sharon Barger
Set Design: Peggy McQuown & Susan O’Connell
Set Construction / Painting: Betty Neal, Art Conn, Bob Fisk & Peggy McQuown
Lights / Sound Design: Jason A. Middle
It has been nearly two years since we have had an opportunity to present a full play here at the Ramona Hillside Playhouse and we’re so happy to be on the boards again. We decided that our first entry should be one that would make you laugh, which we can really use after these last difficult months. I’m sure many of you will relate to Brian Mitchell’s “The Big Five-Oh.”
If you are getting older and have to deal with a slacker son still living at home, a daughter who wants to marry a man almost as old as you, a wife who is less than perfect in the kitchen, and a crazy neighbor who carries her dead husbands’ urn with her wherever she goes, then this is the play for you.
Thank you for coming and please enjoy.
We dedicate this production to the memory of Eileen (Lucy) Ferguson, a long-time Angel, and supporter of the Ramona Hillside Players. Lucy introduced her granddaughter, Alexia, to the theater in our Student Summer Program, worked backstage, attended almost every play for many years, and serve on our Board of Directors. She was 95. We miss you already Lucy!
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