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"Greetings!" starts the holiday warm-up at Bas Bleu Theatre |
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Written by Maura Brady McMullen for NEXTnc
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Thursday, 09 November 2006 |
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 Holidays are family days, and family days don’t always go well — not even when you bring your fiancee home to meet your parents.
Bas Bleu Theatre spins this tale in “Greetings!” a comedy that questions the true importance of the season.
It is presented through timely issues, making it relevant to present-day life, said Tomily Munir, who is directing the play.
The story follows Andy, who takes his Jewish, atheist fiancee home to meet his extremely Catholic parents and mentally challenged brother. The flames of glad tidings and good cheer are quickly doused, and the ensuing drama makes for light hearted and poignant moments people of all backgrounds can enjoy.
According to Munir there is a surprise in store for the audience.
“I don’t want to give anything away,” she said slyly.
Bruce Bergquist plays Phil, the Catholic traditionalist father.
“Phil’s a super, faithful Catholic who wants everything about Christmas to be kept very traditional, and he feels the whole world is falling apart,” he said, adding that he can understand some of Phil’s frustrations with the season.
“Within the last few years with the holiday season, you hear about Christmas bans or other holiday bans. People can’t say ‘Merry Christmas’ but hey, why not just celebrate life and enjoy it,” he said.
Bergquist, a retired Lutheran minister, said he enjoys stomping and moaning and grumbling on Phil’s behalf.
“Phil’s a delightful character. He’s not mean, he’s grouchy. But he has some good reasons,” Bergquist added.
Both he and Munir think the play, written by Tom Dudzick, will resonate with audiences.
“It’s more than a sitcom sort of thing,” Bergquist said. “There’s tension between generations and tension between Christians, Jews and non-believers. It touches on some thoughtful stuff and what’s really important in life.”
Munir agrees. She said the play touches on conflicts between different religious beliefs, on a small scale. “Our beliefs are just that, beliefs. The focus should be on our relationships with one another.”
Maura Brady McMullen is a freelance writer who lives in Fort Collins.
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TO GO TO THE SHOW
• “Greetings!” runs Nov. 11-Dec. 30 at Bas Bleu Theater, 401 Pine St., Fort Collins.
• Tickets are $19 adults, $15 seniors, $10 students, available at the box office, 498.8949, or go online to: www.basbleu.org
• Regular showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays, also 7:30 p.m. Dec. 21 and 28.
A free student preview is 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9 and a Pay-What-You-Can show is at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10. The Nov. 17-19 shows are Two-For-One tickets.
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