KISBEY - Kisbey Dinner Theatre president Amber Evans was excited to finally bring a performance to center stage.
Originally the production of Royal Flush was two weeks away from being performed in Kisbey in 2020, but then everything was locked down due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the play had to be put on hold.
According to Evans, this was the third play they have had, except this one was three years in the making.
On March 31 and April 1, the theatre offered dinner and play. The meal was catered by EBs Catering from Estevan and the reviews on the meal were great, said Evans.
Royal Flush was written by Kate Jaimet and has a cast of five people. They get stuck in a cabin out in the woods during a snowstorm, and they have no power or water.
Melanie, played by Evans, just lost her father and is to spread his ashes at the cabin. She is a wife, mother and a devoted daughter.
Pete is Melanie’s husband who is a shift manager at the Lucky Beaver Casino. He is cast by Wytt Hall and Pete has secrets.
Tassie is the younger sister of Melanie and was played by Hanna Evans. Originally the part was to be done by Charlotte Widdifield, but she had to bow out due to surgery. Tassie is a welder who moved from her small town to the big city.
Patty Baumgartner plays Dean, an old flame of Tassie who is a handyman that is divorced with no kids.
And then there is Snowflake, a 25-year-old stripper from the Lucky Beaver Casino, performed by Stephanie Doyle.
The plot thickens as they all end up at the cabin looking for a jackpot that the father of Melanie hid there, but Snowflake seems to know more.
“It was a great turnout, and some people even came a couple of times to watch the play,” said Evans.
Evans went on to say that Nankivell Trucking, JJ Trucking, the Arcola Co-op, Crescent Point Energy, the RM of Brock, and RD Instrumentation sponsored the event, and the support helps make things like this possible.
Darlene Olsen was the emcee for the evening performances, while Richard Kriebel and Grant Bueckert took care of the props, sound and lighting. All were particularly important jobs according to Evans.
The plot kept everyone on their toes and kept the crowd in laughter.
The proceeds from the weekend will go to a scholarship fund for a graduate from the Arcola School.
