Sheryl Krug, RCT Board Member
Back Row: Mitch Eaton, Michael Blanke, Alan Templeton, Chris Venters, Bob Harvey (Courtesy photo)
RUSSELL–Russell Community Theater opens the 2015 season with Love, Sex, and the I.R.S., written by Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore and directed by RCT Volunteer Bob Roe. Both veteran and new actors are striving to bring characters to life.
Michael Blanke, Alan Templeton and Mitch Eaton take to the stage with plenty of combined RCT experience. Kassy Peck, Chris Venters, Bob Harvey, Sheila Lamb and Shannon Ballenger are appearing in an RCT production for the first time.
In this production, income taxes are driving both Jon Trachtman and Leslie Arthur a bit crazy. These out of work roommates have saved money by filing tax returns as a “couple”, even though they’re both male. When the duo discovers they are to be audited, Leslie masquerades as the happy housewife. Adding to the confusion are Jon’s mother, Leslie’s ex-girlfriend, Jon’s fiancée and, of course, the I.R.S. investigator.
Performances run Tuesday through Saturday, March 24-28 at the RCT Playhouse (5th and Kansas, Russell). Show time is at 8:00 pm. Admission is $10 or by season ticket. Season tickets may be purchased in advance at Encore Antiques and Collectables (590 S. Fossil, Russell). “Love, Sex, and the I.R.S.” is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. For more information contact RCT at (785) 483-4057.
Russell Community Theater is a non-profit theater company in Russell, Kansas. The sole purpose of RCT is to produce theater for the community and the surrounding area. Completely volunteer-driven, RCT is supported financially solely through ticket admissions and gifts from those supportive of community theater. Since its inception in 1986, RCT has presented 81 full-scale theatrical productions.