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Three Chicks and a Stage announces its second fall show, Lend Me A Tenor, to be performed at the Effingham Performance Center on Friday and Saturday, September 8 and 9, 2017, at 7pm and Sunday, September 10, 2017, at 2pm. 

Ken Ludwig’s show is set in September 1934. Saunders, general manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company, is primed to welcome world famous, Tito Morelli, Il Stupendo, the greatest tenor of his generation, to appear for one night only as Otello. The star arrives late and, through a hilarious series of mishaps, is given a double dose of tranquilizers and passes out. His pulse is so low that Saunders and his assistant Max believe he’s dead. In a frantic attempt to salvage the evening, Saunders persuades Max to get into Morelli's Otello costume and fool the audience into thinking he's Il Stupendo. Max succeeds admirably, but Morelli comes to and gets into his other costume ready to perform. Now two Otellos are running around in costume and two women are running around in lingerie. Winner of 3 Tony Awards, this fast paced, madcap, screwball comedy is guaranteed to leave audiences teary-eyed with laughter.

Auditions will be held Tuesday, July 18 and Wednesday, July 19 from 6-9 pm at the Effingham Performance Center. The cast includes 4 women and 4 men of varying ages. Details regarding the rehearsal schedule will be provided at auditions. For further information, call Rich Jorn at the EPC at 217.540.2788. 

Three Chicks and a Stage is a non-profit theatre company in residence at the Effingham Performance Center, conveniently located at the junction of I-57 and I-70 at 1325 Outer Belt West, Effingham, IL 62401.