By Claudia Loucks
Geneseo Current
Geneseo’s Richmond Hill Players continue their 2024 season with “The Money in Uncle George’s Suitcase,” a comedy by Pat Cook. The show will be presented Thursdays through Sundays, Aug. 15-25, in the Barn Theatre at Richmond Hill Park, Geneseo.
Joe DePauw, Geneseo, directs the show.
ABOUT THE PLAY
When Uncle George invites his whole family up for a weekend of fun at his rustic cabin, he actually wants them together so he can read his will. But between the bequeathing and his rambling stories, George drops the bomb that somewhere on the property is a suitcase holding four hundred and eighty thousand dollars!
Violet Runty, at right, shows her parents, David Shaffer and Dana Skiles the dog that Uncle George whittled for her, in a scene from “The Money in Uncle George’s Suitcase,” which opens Aug. 15 at the Barn Theater in Geneseo. Contributed Photo
What follows is a hilarious farce of pettiness, slander, and greed. The relatives end up wrestling each other, falling down the stairs, and getting stuck in the furniture.
“Yep,” said George as he’s seen carrying a shovel out the front door. But George’s gift is much more important that mere money, even though the relatives don’t see it that way – at first.
The cast features Bruce Carmen, Alex Claus, Dana Skiles and Violet Runty, all of Geneseo; Elizabeth Pyle, Cambridge; Mandi Wilson, New Windsor; David Shaffer, Moline, and Valerie Painter, Toulon.
Alex Claus, left, Bruce Carmen, and Elizabeth Pyle are among the cast members of “The Money in Uncle George’s Suitcase.” Contributed Photo
The staff includes stage manager Elizabeth Shaffer, Moline; light and sound designer/operator Jennifer Kingry; set builder Mike Skiles, Geneseo, and set builder Jim Skiles, Colona.
On Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, the doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the show beginning at 7:30 p.m. Sunday shows are 3 p.m. matinees with the doors opening at 2 p.m.
Reservations are recommended and can be made by calling the Richmond Hill box office at 309-944-2244 or by visiting the website at rhplayers.com.
Late seating is not permitted; no one will be admitted to the theater after the show has started.
Admission to all performances is $12.
An audio description performance will be held Friday, Aug. 16. Richmond Hill also offers Assistive Listening Devices (ALDs), which can be requested at the time reservations are made.