Bus Stop by William Inge at OCTA
Bus Stop Written by William Inge Directed by Jo Bledsoe-Collins Original Compositions by Shelly Verden March 28th-April 13th, 2025 “In the middle of a howling snowstorm, a bus out of Kansas City pulls up at a cheerful roadside diner. All roads are blocked, and four or five weary travelers are going to have to hole up until morning. Cherie, a nightclub chanteuse in a sparkling gown and a seedy fur-trimmed jacket, is the passenger with most to worry about. She’s been pursued, made love to and finally kidnapped by a twenty-one-year-old cowboy with a ranch of his own and the romantic methods of an unusually headstrong bull. The belligerent cowhand is right behind her, ready to sling her over his shoulder and carry her, alive and kicking, all the way to Montana. Even as she’s ducking out from under his clumsy but confident embraces, and screeching at him fiercely to shut him up, she pauses to furrow her forehead and muse, “Somehow deep inside of me I got a funny feeling I’m gonna end up in Montana …” As a counterpoint to the main romance, the proprietor of the cafe and the bus driver at last find time to develop a friendship of their own; a middle-age scholar comes to terms with himself; and a young girl who works in the cafe also gets her first taste of romance.” (Dramatists Play Service) Fri. Mar 28th 2025, 7:30 pm Sat. Mar 29th 2025, 7:30 pm Sun. Mar 30th 2025, 2:00 pm Fri. Apr 4th 2025, 7:30 pm Sat. Apr 5th 2025, 7:30 pm Sun. Apr 6th 2025, 2:00 pm Fri. Apr 11th 2025, 7:30 pm Sat. Apr 12th 2025, 7:30 pm Sun. Apr 13th 2025, 2:00 pm The Cast Of Bus Stop Elma Duckworth: Logan Wandling Grace Hoylard: SJ Jeter Will Masters: Michael Juncker Cherie: Christine Pascoe Dr. Gerald Lyman: Bob Hart Carl-E: Larry Guidry Virgil Blessing: Don Leonard Bo Decker: Luke Knopke Swing: Charlie Meacham To purchase tickets: https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/olathe-civic-theatre-association/66b0358497b92b0e3de90119/tickets#/productions-view For more information: olathetheatre.org