By Dan Bechtold
Editor
Friendship. Renewed determination. Embracing life.
All these elements make for a great Winner Community Playhouse production of “The Savannah Sipping Society.”
Four veterans of the Winner stage carry the show. It is an outright hold onto your seat laugh riot of a play.
You have not missed the play yet. It will be presented Oct. 12, 13 and 14 at 7:30 each night at the playhouse. For reservations call 842-1958.
The cast includes Tami Comp, Sandra York, Barb DeSersa and Brandy Biggins.
There are cameo roles by Victoria Gronlund, Becca Carlson, Cheril Meiners and Linda Watson.
Four unique Southern women, all needing to escape the sameness of their day to day routines, are drawn together by fate and an impromptu happy hour.
Randa, (played by Comp), a perfectionist and workaholic, is struggling to cope with a surprise career derailment that reveals she has no life and no idea how to get one
Dot (played by York), is still reeling from her husband’s recent demise and the loss of their plans for an idyllic retirement. She faces an unsettling prospect for starting a new life from scratch.
Marlafaye (DeSersa) has blown into Savannah fresh from Texas.
Also new in town is Jinx, (Biggins) a life coach and veritable force of nature who offers new skills to help the group.
I like the solo parts each woman has as it helps weave the story together. It also allows the other women time to do a costume change as there are named changes of custom in this production.
York wears two hats in this production. She is the director and also is one of the actresses.
Dan Patmore is the technical director and created a southern home verandah where most of the action takes place.
“The Savannah Sipping Society” is filled with laughter, hilarious misadventures as these four women bond and find the confidence to jumpstart their lives.
However, most importantly, they learn it is never too late to make new old friends. A lesson we can all take to heart.
Go see the play—it is really enjoyable.
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