Curtain Call Collective presents Dark Horse Theatre's "The Social"
by Mike Seccombe		Curtain Call Collective - Winnipeg, MB
V.4 - CCFM Salle Pauline-Boutal 
Confusion and craziness abound in this comedy set entirely in the coatroom during a Manitoba wedding social. A reluctant groom, a drunken best friend, a heartbroken bridesmaid, a domineering mother-in-law and a mysterious foreign uncle are just a few of the guests you'll meet.

Curtain Call Collective is delighted to bring Dark Horse Theatre's The Social to the 2024 Winnipeg Fringe Festival, after the original show played to sold-out, laughing crowds at the Irish Club in January 2023. Buy your tickets early!

Cast:
Judy Arnason, Hannon Bell, Leslie Boardman, Jordan Bourquin, Daniel Cormier, Alison Kolisnyk, Hayden Maines, Shannon McCarroll, Calum Peppard, Mike Seccombe, Amber Westra

Director:
Karl Eckstrand

 		Show Info:
75 minutes
Genre:
Play-Comedy

Audience:
Parental Guidance

Mild Language, Sexual Content

Wed July 17 9:45 PM
Thu July 18 2:30 PM
Sat July 20 4:30 PM
Sun July 21 11:00 AM
Tue July 23 6:15 PM
Wed July 24 11:00 AM
Sun July 28 6:30 PM

Curtain Call Collective presents Dark Horse Theatre’s “The Social”

Curtain Call Collective—CCFM Salle Pauline-Boutal

The show is set in the coat room of a Wedding Social, with scenes of various characters coming in and out and having interactions with each other. The entry and exit of people through an unseen door to the main social hall is simulated by a rising level of background music, which then fades away again. All the music was various well known songs from a social playlist which are readily identifiable though you only hear them for a short time. It really sets the stage.

The large cast give good performances as we learn of all the dysfunction between the various relationships of the characters behind the scenes of this wedding social that is going off the rails. A lot of the guests are pretty common character tropes, such as ‘The Wise Bartender’ or ‘Heart Broken Bridesmaid’, but they all fit in well. The story moves along nicely with a lot of great comedy as we see just how the various situations will all work out.

Murray Hunter