Way Off Broadway Community Players opens circus melodrama this month

  • A scene from Way Off Broadway Community Players’ production of “The Man in the Locket.” The show runs the weekends of October 14 and October 21 at the Leander Activity Center.
    A scene from Way Off Broadway Community Players’ production of “The Man in the Locket.” The show runs the weekends of October 14 and October 21 at the Leander Activity Center.

    It’s almost lights up for the Way Off Broadway Community Players’ production of The Man in the Locket, a circus-themed melodrama by playwright Kris Thompson.

    Showings begin at 7 p.m. on October 14, 15, 21 and 22 at the Leander Activity Center, 11880 West Hero Way, Suite 600. Sunday matinees are scheduled for 3 p.m. on October 16 and 23.

    Set in the early 1900s, The Man in the Locket follows the story of a young girl as she joins the Bergstrom Circus and attempts to find both true love and her long-lost biological father. The production is directed by Lou Russell and Bethany Watkin, and stage managed by Bri Gonzalez.

    Tickets are $20 per person and can be purchased online at www.wobcp.org.

    The Way Off Broadway Community Players is a nonprofit theater organization based in Leander. The group is dedicated to providing quality productions and education opportunities to communities in Leander and its surrounding areas.

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