MELTINGPOT KC PRESENTS THE WORLD PREMIERE OF “THE FROWNING VAJAYJAYS OF SHADY PINES” BY KANSAS CITY PLAYWRIGHT VICKI VODREY AT JUST OFF BROADWAY THEATRE

PRESS RELEASE - FEBRUARY 26, 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

MELTINGPOT KC PRESENTS THE WORLD PREMIERE OF "THE
FROWNING VAJAYJAYS OF SHADY PINES" BY KANSAS CITY
PLAYWRIGHT VICKI VODREY AT JUST OFF BROADWAY
THEATRE

Contact: Harvey Williams
816-226-8087

MeltingPot KC is proud to announce their upcoming
theatrical production of "The Frowning Vajayjays
of Shady Pines" written by Kansas City playwright,
Vicki Vodrey, and presented at Just Off Broadway
Theatre. The play will premiere on Friday, March
21, 7:30pm and run through April 6, 2014.

"Walkers and wheelchairs may be the norm; funerals
may be commonplace. But that doesn't get Lila,
Marilyn and Peggy down, three of the southern
belles that live at Shady Pines Retirement Home.
Normally quite happy playing bridge, attending
Bingo games and flirting with their physical
therapist, the ladies get along until thrown a
curve ball – Lila's assignment of the new
roommate, Bertie Wright. Suddenly, Bertie, who is
African-American, throws a little more color into
a mostly all white retirement home – in more ways
than one. If you're thinking 'old dogs can't learn
new tricks' – think again!"

Directed by Harvey Williams, "The Frowning
Vajayjays of Shady Pines" features the cast of
Nancy Marcy, Sherri Roulette-Mosley, Petra Allen,
Cindy Siefers and Jeff Smith.

Vicki Vodrey's play "Hanky Panky" – which was part
of the 12th annual MITF – was nominated for three
MITF awards - Outstanding New Play, Outstanding
Productions of a Play, and Outstanding Ensemble.
It was a top-rated play at the 2010 KC Fringe
Festival and placed in the top ten in the TRU
Voices Playwriting Competition that same year.
"Thank You Notes: Headed To Heaven W/ Flat Jimmy
Fallon" was nominated at the MITF in 2012 for five
awards – Outstanding Play, Outstanding Director,
Outstanding Lead Actress, Outstanding Supporting
Actor and Outstanding Set Design and garnered
numerous wonderful reviews. Her play "Trembles"
was a winner of the Gorilla Theatre Playwriting
Competition in 2000 and was also produced as a
fundraising event for KC Hospice. She is the owner
of Lot In Life Productions, LLC.

Harvey Williams is the founder of KC MELTINGPOT.
It is a venture to focus on local talent in
theatre - works created by local writers,
performed by local talent and hopefully supported
by local audiences throughout the greater Kansas
City area. As an actor, he has been seen at
theatres across Kansas City in productions of
"Driving Miss Daisy", "Rosencrantz and
Guildenstern are Dead", "Little Tommy Parker",
"The Watsons go to Birmingham", "Now Let me Fly",
"The Piano Lesson", "Fences", "12 Angry Men",
"1940's Radio Hour", "The African Company presents
Richard the III", "Monkey Don't Drink Hot
Chocolate", "Othello", "Journey with Barbara
Jordan". Harvey has toured with Bob Paisley's
Central Standard Theatre to Bedford, UK, and the
Adelaide Fringe Festival in Adelaide, Australia.
He is a member of the Screen Actors' Guild and
Actors' Equity. Harvey is the author of "Old
School's Ghetto Gospel" and "The Session".

WHAT:
This March MeltingPot KC will open their first
full season as an affiliate of Just Off Broadway
Theatre (3051 Central in Penn Valley Park) with
the world premiere of an original play by local
playwright Vicki Vodrey. Vicki's play takes place
at Shady Pines (a mostly white) Retirement Home
and hopes to add 'color' to the subject of aging.
MeltingPot KC director and founder, Harvey
Williams, is honored to bring to the Kansas City
community "The Frowning Vajayjays of Shady Pines".

WHEN:
Preview: Thursday, March 20, 2014
Premiere: Friday, March 21, 20143
Runs through Sunday, April 6, 2014
Curtain: 7:30 PM Thursday - Saturday
2:00 PM Sunday

Tickets: Regular $25.00; Seniors/Students $20.00
Industry Nights (Thursdays Only): $15.00
Group discounts and press comps are
available.

To Reserve or Purchase tickets online visit:
http://www.kcmeltingpot.com/tickets.html
To Reserve or Purchase tickets by phone call:
816.226.8087 or 816.914.1520

WHERE:
Just Off Broadway Theatre
3051 Central in Penn Valley Park
Kansas City, MO 64108
816.784.5020

*KC Stage cardmembers receive a discount of:
$2 off

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