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Pair of comedies dabble in divorce and sibling rivalry

By JORGE SANCHEZ
Published March 16, 2007

Two community theater productions take on family matters in Citrus this weekend.

Opening at the Art Center Theater today is Wife Begins at Forty, which tells the story of a woman who faces life and divorce at 40.

Although a comedy, this play deals with the universal issue of dissatisfaction in marriage.

After 17 years of marriage, Betty Harper Cheryl Charles announces she must have her freedom.

After trying to appease her in a comic and painful fashion, it is her husband, George (Howard "Styx" Christ), who must leave.

Things heat up again around the holiday season. George returns home and tries to rekindle the home fires.

The rest of the cast includes Claudine Dervaes as Linda, Herman Eberhardt as Bernard, Alan Jones as Roger and Michael Shier as Leonard.

- TRUE WEST: The play continues through Sunday at Playhouse 19, 865 U.S. 19 S, Crystal River. It tells of brothers Austin, a Hollywood screenwriter, and Lee, a petty crook and drifter who steals Austin's creative thunder, leading to disaster in their house.

Box office hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and one hour before show times. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $15 adults and $10 students.

Jorge Sanchez covers arts and entertainment in Citrus. Contact him at sanchez@sptimes.com or (352) 860-7313 or toll-free at 1-800-333-7505, ext. 7313.

If you go

Marriage comedy

Wife Begins at Forty starts today and plays weekends to April 1 at the Art Center Theatre, 2644 N Annapolis Ave., Citrus Hills. Shows at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays and on March 24. Tickets are $18. Call 746-7606.

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