Dinner Theatre: Divorce Southern Style

What you need to know:

Evening performances from Thursday to Saturday. Matinée performance on Saturday.

Doors open: 6:15 p.m.

Dinner: 6:30 p.m.

Performance: 7:30 p.m.

Saturday matinée:

Doors open at 11:45 a.m.

Lunch: 12:00 p.m.

Performance: 1:00 p.m.

Location: Thorneloe University on the Laurentian Campus

Early Bird: $70 (includes meal) – until March 26th

Regular price: $75 (includes meal) – after March 26^th

Menu

Stuffed Chicken,

Noodles,

Hot vegetables

(salads & bun, butter included) 

And NEW UPGRADED desserts

IMPORTANT:
If you have dietary restrictions, please contact Mary Louise at Helvi's Catering to arrange your custom meal (705-692-9081).

An established favorite with stock theatres, this fast-paced, wildly funny farce follows the outrageous schemes of a middle-aged divorcee determined to win back her ex-husband.

Eleanor Bander, divorced for fifteen years and running low on cash, decides that reconciliation with her ex (whose second wife has recently passed away) might be her best option. To lure him back, she hatches a plan: she tells him their daughter is about to be married—hinting that it’s a “forced situation”—when in reality, the daughter is simply engaged yet again (for the fifth time!) to her long-time fiancé.

The ruse works, but with unintended consequences. Walter, Eleanor’s ex-husband, arrives on the scene accompanied by his current flame—none other than Eleanor’s old high school rival. From there, the comedy snowballs as friends, neighbors, and misunderstandings pile on, all leading to a chaotic surprise birthday party where the truth finally comes out.

In the end, Walter is ready to forgive and forget, falling right into Eleanor’s trap. But with the laughter and chaos behind her, Eleanor comes to a surprising realization: perhaps it’s better to stay single and broke than to fall back into the same old bickering that doomed her marriage in the first place.

Full of wit, zany twists, and laugh-out-loud moments, this farce is a celebration of second chances—and the wisdom to know when not to take them.