Bizarre secrets, incest, murder and obsession will all be revealed March 29.
The Little Theatre at Theatre Memphis is proud to present Wendy McLeod's black comedy, "The House of Yes."
The director, Ed Tatum, said there is only one way to describe the performance -- bizarre.
"The play is excellent, but a little on the bizarre side," Tatum said. "It is interesting to have a comedy about incest. The play is definitely for individuals 14 and up."
"The House of Yes" will be running at the Little Theatre from March 29 through April 15.
The setting is a guest bed and living room of a house in the suburbs of McLean, Virginia during a Thanksgiving weekend in 1983.
A storm is brewing outside while a family inside awaits the return of an elder brother named Marty.
The storm outside quickly moves inside once the brother arrives to introduce his twin sister, Jackie O., to his fiancee, Lesly.
The sister is so obsessed with both John F. Kennedy's assassination 20 years before and the former First Lady, that she calls herself "Jackie O."
The story starts here and the bizarreness grows with other characters being added, according to Tatum.
"The Little Theatre is inspired by off-Broadway productions," Tatum said. "We offer a lot of cutting-edge performances about topics not usually discussed."
The play is being sponsored by Bert and Carol Barnett and the media sponsor is the Memphis Flyer.
Tatum, also managing director of both the ShoWagon and Theatre Memphis' Children's Theatre Companies, received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in performance from the University of Nebraska at Kearney and his master of fine arts in directing from The University of Memphis.
He is the recipient of the Memphis Theatre Award for his choreography of the performance "Electra."
The cast includes two U of M graduates, Jenny Hollingsworth as Jackie O. and Jesse Klenk as Marty.
The character of Lesly is being played by Laura Ann Otts and Anthony by Kyle W. Barnette.
Mrs. Pascal is being played by Louise Levin.
To reserve seats or order tickets, contact the Little Theatre at Theatre Memphis, 630 Perkins Extended or call 682-8323.
"Pay What You Can Night" is Thursday, April 5, with the show starting at 7:30 p.m.
