Tickets are now available for the Summer Savoyards’ upcoming presentation of John Millington Synge’s classic comedy of tall tales and misadventure, The Playboy of the Western World. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18 and 19 and at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 20 at the Cider Mill Stage, 2 Nanticoke Ave., Endicott.
The production is a fundraiser for the Savoyards. General admission tickets are $25. Visit cidermillstage.com or call the box office at 607-321-9630.
Synge’s 1907 play centers on a restless young woman, Pegeen Mike (Julia Adams), who is set to marry a stable, sensible, religious local farmer — Shawn Keough (Ian Harrison Cook) — in her small town in the west of Ireland. Her plans change, however, when a young fugitive, Christy Mahon (Ryan Canavan), comes into town.
Christy’s tale of slaying his abusive father wins him praise and even adoration across the community, from Pegeen’s father, bar owner Michael Flaherty (Charles Berman), to the scheming Widow Quin (Jessica Pullis), who sees in Christy a second chance at happiness. All goes well until a stranger from afar (Adam Ruff) comes to tell a tale that tarnishes Christy’s reputation and tips the story into a hilarious cascade of events.
