In this comedy with a heart, Mom has been dead for 11 months when she shows up at her husband’s birthday party as a ghost with a mission. Like Clarence in It’s A Wonderful Life, she has to accomplish a task to earn her wings. Only what the task actually is… is a mystery.
There are so many things to fix. The problem is complicated by the fact that the only person who can hear or see Mom is her daughter who has been ordered by the court to spend Dad’s birthday with him as part of her Anger Management Program. One by one the family’s secrets are peeled away revealing a shocking truth that surprises even our ghost.
Set in a suburban Minneapolis home, this tragic-comic “dramedy” transports audiences from guffaws to sniffles in seconds. Time rarely moves so fast on stage as in Mom’s Gift. The rapid-fire succession of uproarious one-liners and poignant family revelations brings the audience to the completely unexpected surprise ending in what seems like a flash.
Auditions for Hot Springs Village Players’ upcoming production of MOM’s GIFT by Philip Olson will be held Sept 29th 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM , Sept 30th 2:00 – 4:00 PM at the Coronado Center.
The show will be presented at Coronado Center Sunday, Nov. 18 at 2 PM and Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 19 & 20 at 7 PM. Mom’s Gift is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.
Lee Lafrate will direct the production and Sue Loberg is the producer. Get tickets online: www.HSVTicketSales, by phone 501-922-4231 or stop by the ticket office in person M-F 9 AM to 2 PM at the Ponce de Leon Center.
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