Show program & bar menu
"Critic weeps joyfully... I don't think anybody stopped laughing while the curtain was up last evening."
— New York Daily News
Paul and Corie Bratter are newlyweds in every sense of the word. After a six day honeymoon, they get a surprise visit from Corie's loopy mother and decide to play matchmaker during a dinner with their neighbor-in-the-attic Velasco, where everything that can go wrong does.
"Critic weeps joyfully... I don't think anybody stopped laughing while the curtain was up last evening."
— New York Daily News
Paul and Corie Bratter are newlyweds in every sense of the word. After a six day honeymoon, they get a surprise visit from Corie's loopy mother and decide to play matchmaker during a dinner with their neighbor-in-the-attic Velasco, where everything that can go wrong does.
CAST & CHARACTERS
Corie Bratter
Rose Christie
Paul Bratter
Parker Lavoie
Mrs. Banks
Christine Unger
Victor Velasco
Larry Fitzgerald
Telephone Repair Man
Terry Schroell
Delivery Man
Rod Hutchinson
The action of the play takes place in the top floor of a brownstone on East 48th Street, New York City.
ACT I
SCENE I: About 5:30 pm on a cold February afternoon.
ACT II
SCENE I: Four days later. About 7 pm.
INTERMISSION
ACT II
SCENE II: Later that night. About 2 am.
ACT III
SCENE II: The following day. About 5 pm.
Meet the cast & crew
Rose Christie
"Corie Bratter"
Rose Christie is thrilled to make her MFT debut after nearly a decade off stage. When she’s not on stage, she spends her time writing romance novels (under an assumed name) and masquerading as a sorceress with friends in her basement.
Parker Lavoie
"Paul Bratter"
Single dad. No kids.
Christine Unger
"Mrs. Banks"
Christine is delighted to be back on the Mini Fridge Theatre Company stage. She was on stage in Norm Foster’s The Ladies Foursome last season and worked backstage on Paul Slade Smith’s Unnecessary Farce and Norm Foster’s Sinners this season.
Working on Barefoot in the Park has shown her how far we have come as a society in the 60 years since it was written but also how far we have yet to go. Regardless, she hopes you enjoy your evening as much as she enjoys bringing Ethel Banks to life each night.
Larry Fitzgerald
"Victor Velasco"
What Larry loves about acting is getting to be someone very different from himself. For example, in “Barefoot” (his sixth Mini Fridge Theatre Company show) he plays a worldly gourmet chef. In real life though, there is that annoying emergency clause in the Canadian constitution stating that, for the safety of society, he is forbidden from coming within two blocks of a kitchen and can be tasered on sight if seen holding a spatula. Then again, he has a lifelong restraining order against being anywhere near a stage and pretending to act — but here he is — so what can you do?
He hopes you enjoy the show and fully appreciate that he isn’t on the kitchen staff!
Terry Schroell
"Telephone Repair Man"
Rod Hutchinson
Director
Rod is very pleased to be able to bring another fun show to our incredible audience. He previously directed last season's Weekend Comedy by Jeanne and Sam Bobrick, as well as Unnecessary Farce by Paul Slade Smith from earlier this season.
Rod would like to thank the cast and crew, as well as the entire MFT family for being so talented and hardworking.
Krystina Koc
Stage Manager
Krystina is thrilled to be back this season for another performance in her favourite spot: behind the scenes. After finishing Ken Ludwig’s The Game’s Afoot earlier this season, she just knew she had to come back for one more show and work with her MFT family again.
She hopes that you enjoy the show as much as she enjoyed working on it!
Bar menu
NOTE: Prices do not include applicable taxes
BEER
Great Western Original 16 (can, $7)
GW Light (can, $7)
Seasonal malt lager by 9 Mile Legacy Brewing (16 oz pint, $10)
WHITE WINE
Telmo Rodriguez Gaba do Xil Godello (Spain)
The white Gaba do Xil is old vine Godello from granite soils in steep slopes and it is fermented in stainless steel with indigenous yeasts. It's fresh and accessible, but with grip and even some tannins, and a subtle minerality.
by the bottle only, $50
House White
6 oz glass: $7 / 9 oz glass: $10 / Half litre (~17 oz): $19
RED WINE
Zuccardi Q Malbec (Argentina)
Intense aromas of red and black fruit and cassis, raisins, dried figs and blueberry jam. The ageing in French oak brings notes of snuff and chocolate. Soft and silky entrance, a large structure with sweet and firm tannins.
by the bottle only, $50
House Red
6 oz glass: $7 / 9 oz glass: $10 / Half litre (~17 oz): $19
HIGHBALLS & CAESARS
$7 single / $11 double
Lucky Bastard Vodka
Lucky Bastard Gambit Gin
Bacardi Amber Rum
Bacardi Dark Rum
Lamb's Classic White Rum
Wiser's Rye
Caesar
All highballs are served with a choice of soft drink (Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Tonic, or Ginger Ale)
DRINK SPECIALS
$7 single / $11 double
First Bloom (1 oz)
Empress 1908 Indigo Gin, Prosecco, lemon juice, and simple syrup garnished with fresh mint and blackberry
Orange Blossom Special (1 oz)
Orange Pekoe tea with Grand Marnier orange liqueur and simple syrup.
NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Soft Drinks
$2.50
Coffee & Tea
Complimentary/Free
Tea options: Orange Pekoe, Peppermint, Green Tea, Chamomile (decaf), and Apple Cinnamon (decaf)
Soft drink options: Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, and Ginger Ale
THANK YOU FOR AN 8TH SEASON OF LAUGHS!
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