More Fun Than Bowling

By Steven Dietz
Directed by Irene Handren-Seals

February 2-18, 2001

Jake, owner of a bowling alley in a small Midwestern town, is sitting on a hilltop where he often comes to ruminate. This is the spot where two of his three wives are buried. Lois was zapped by lightning while carrying a bowling trophy in a thunderstorm, and Loretta was tragically killed by a ball return machine. In his younger days, Jake was a promising concert musician. But a foul tip baseball broke his fingers which subsequently healed into a perfect bowler’s grip. Jake replays the key frames of his life, and, from time to time, is visited by his daughter Molly who has become adept at talking women into marrying her father for love and free lane time. But who is that nattily dressed man with dark glasses and a revolver lurking nearby?

 
  • Cast

    Jake Mark Barnes
    Molly Jessica Cook
    Jenny Larson
    Lois Marcia Welch
    Loretta Sarah Eagle Horse
    Dyson Scott Means
  • Crew

    Director Irene Handren-Seals
    Stage Manager/Property Design Catina Sundvall
    Megan Hasennohrl
    Scenic Design Pat Wyss
    Costume Design Christine Lee
    Lighting Design Tim Pittman