Sherborn's George Motley is set to perform in the Walpole Footlighters' production of "Lucky Stiff."
Nebbishy British shoe store clerk Harry Witherspoon’s life is going nowhere until he learns that an American uncle he’s never met has left him $6,000,000 worth of diamonds. There’s only one catch – the terms of Tony Hendon’s will require Harry to take his uncle’s corpse to Monte Carlo for a weekend and show him the town before collecting the inheritance. If Harry doesn’t get the job done, the diamonds will go to Uncle Tony’s favorite charity, the Universal Dog Home of Brooklyn. As if maneuvering a corpse through Monte Carlo and passing it off as his living uncle isn’t hard enough, Harry’s weekend is made more complicated by Annabel Glick of the Universal Dog Home. She’s dogging Harry’s every step to claim the diamonds if he messes up. And of course, Uncle Tony’s mistress Rita La Porta is also hounding Harry, claiming Uncle Tony promised her the diamonds, and she’s got a gun to back up her claim. Add in mistaken identities, snooty French waiters, drunken hotel maids, some singing and dancing, and you’ve got the musical farce "Lucky Stiff," the Walpole Footlighters' final production of their 2017-2018 season.
"Lucky Stiff" will be Sherborn actor George Motley’s seventh appearance with the Footlighters, dating back to when he played Cole Porter in 2007’s "Red, Hot, and Cole." He just finished the drama "Radium Girls" with the Footlighters, so the farcical nature of "Lucky Stiff" provides a welcome change. George plays multiple roles in both productions, which is always a challenge, but the costume changes in Lucky Stiff will be particularly challenging. His characters include a lorry driver, a solicitor, a rich man, an emcee in a French nightclub, a casino croupier, an elderly Texan, and a nun.
Performances of "Lucky Stiff" will be given at the Footlighters Playhouse, 2 Scout Road, Walpole on May 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, and 19 at 8:00 p.m. There will also be matinee performances on May 6 and 20 at 2:00 p.m. There is free parking at the theater. To order tickets or to get more information and directions, visit the Walpole Footlighters web site at www.footlighters.com.
The Walpole Footlighters 2017-2018 season is supported in part by a grant from the Walpole Cultural Council, a local agency, which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
