(Augusta, MI)  The Barn Theatre proudly presents Ray Cooney's TWO INTO ONE, a farce that explodes to stratospheric heights of laughter! As everyone knows, two into one doesn't go, and things couldn't be going worse for Richard Willey and his loyal parliamentary secretary, George Pidgen. In this forerunner to Cooney's OUT OF ORDER, Richard Willey of the Military Police is up to his old tricks. Richard and his beautiful wife Pamela have come to London for a few days of R&R and parliamentary business. And some of the business is pretty parliamentary secretary, Jennifer Bristow.  Richard sends Pamela out to a matinee so he can have an afternoon with Jennifer.  George Pidgen, his aide, manages to bungle the whole plan by booking the hotel room in the wrong name and both Mrs. Willey and Mr. Bristow turn up, leaving the staff and guests in increasingly complex confusion! Throw in Lily Chatterton a forceful North-Country M.P. and the madcap mayhem begins! You will laugh until your sides ache!

Set designed by Andris Krumkalns, lighting designed by Neal M. Kerr, costume design by Goulet Bartholomew and Nettie Fischer, Sound designed by James Stephenson.

The Barn Theatre is located on M-96 West of Augusta.  Performances are Tuesday through Friday at 8:30 PM, Saturday at 6:00 PM and 9:00 PM, and Sunday at 5:00 PM.  Tickets are $25.00, Tuesday through Thursday and $27.50, Friday through Sunday.   Visa and MasterCard are accepted.  For tickets call (269) 731-4121.  The box office is open daily from 10:00AM-10:00 PM.

Enjoy refreshments in The Rehearsal Shed Lounge with friends before, during intermission and after the show.  There is free cabaret-style show in the Rehearsal Shed Lounge after the main stage performance.
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Two Into One
Cast List and Bios

PAMELA WILLEY - Penelope Alex
RICHARD WILLEY - Joe Aiello
MARIA - Rachel Simpson
RECEPTIONIST - Kathryn M.Flynn
MANAGER - Howard McBride
WAITER - Eric Petersen
GEORGE PIGDEN - Scott Burkell
LILY CHATTERTON - Dusty Reeds
JENNIFER BRISTOW - Maura Hurley
EDWARD - Eric Parker

JOE AIELLO
Joe is pleased to return to the Barn for his 24th season.  Year after year he has proven his talent and versatility in such roles as Daddy Warbucks in ANNIE, Lee in TRUE WEST, Tevye in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, Gallimard in M. BUTTERFLY, Merrick in THE ELEPHANT MAN, Mozart in AMADEUS, Albin/ZaZa in LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, Arthur in CAMELOT, and half the town in both GREATER TUNA and A TUNA CHRISTMAS.  A gifted director as well, Joe has won accolades for his Barn productions of CHESS, KISS OF THE SPIDERWOMAN, SHE LOVES ME, CRIMES OF THE HEART, THE MOST HAPPY FELLA, STEEL MAGNOLIAS, SWEENEY TODD (co-directed with Scott Burkell), and last season's CABARET.  He lives in New York City and is currently Director of Sales for Match-Tix Group Sales and Promotions and co-owner of Allied/Hit-Tix Inc.  Joe dedicates his season to the memory of Jack Ragotzy.

SCOTT BURKELL
Scott comes back to the Barn for a 22nd summer season after another eventful year in New York spent workshopping and refining his various projects: SIX OF ONE (his musical with a score by Barnie Paul Loesel), and his play OUT OF IT.  His Burkell/Loesel songs are being performed by several prominent Broadway names, like Barnie Marin Mazzie, her husband and Main Stem actor Jason Daniely, Susan Egan, and Rebecca Luker, to name but a few.  He was also on Broadway and in the First National Tour of TITANIC.  In Augusta, his career has been unforgettable.  Some favorites include Molina in KISS OF THE SPIDERWOMAN, George (opposite Marin Mazzie) in SHE LOVES ME, Felix in THE ODD COUPLE, Seymour in LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, Claude in HAIR, and perhaps his all-time gem, Riff-Raff in THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW.  Last season Scott played in ROCKY HORROR again, as well as Reuben in ESCANABA IN DA MOONLIGHT, Gus in CATS, Herod in JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, Mother Superior in NUNSENSE A-MEN, and an acclaimed turn as the Emcee in CABARET.  Scott dedicates his season to the memories of Jack Ragotzy as well as his own father, "the two Dads" in his life.

PENELOPE ALEX
In her 18 seasons Penelope has made herself quite at home on the Barn stage.  She has delighted audiences with a series of compelling performances…Aldonza in MAN OF LA MANCHA, Maria in LEND ME A TENOR, and Janet in THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW come immediately to mind as do her own favorites, such as the Beggar Woman in SWEENEY TODD, Nellie in SOUTH PACIFIC (with Tom Wopat), Aurora in KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN, and at the head of the list, Annie Oakley opposite of Tom Wopat's Frank Butler in ANNIE GET YOUR GUN.  Offstage and closest to her heart are her star roles of Mom to Luke (9), Calli (7), Jacob (4), and Melina (born in December), and wife to Barn producer Brendan Ragotzy.  As busy as the Barn and her family keep her, Penelope still makes time to appear in commercials for such companies as Whirlpool, Felpausch, and CTS Telecom (among many others).  Be sure to listen for Penelope in the Barn's commercial this summer!  She is a native of San Jose, CA, and, like her husband Brendan, is a proud San Jose University Spartan alum.

DUSTY REEDS
As the Barn's resident Scenic Designer, Dusty counts more than 250 productions that have been touched by her artistry in addition to her work as an actress and director.  Her staging of last summer's top hit ANNIE was a highlight.  As Associate Producer, she continues to assist Brendan Ragotzy with directorial and production concerns.  Dusty's favorite rolls as an actress here in Augusta include Miss Tweed in SOMETHING'S AFOOT, and Tom Wopat's mother Big Mama in CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF.  Among Dusty's design work are stops at the Cherry Lane in New York, the Provincetown Playhouse, the San Jose Opera, Actors' Theatre of Louisville, and Colorado's Diamond Circle Theatre.  Dusty's local stops include directing stints with the Marshall and Battle Creek Civic groups.  A Professor Emeritus of Theatre at San Jose State University, Dusty now resides in Richland, where her winters are spent volunteering with the Kalamazoo Animal Rescue, helping save hundreds of abused and abandoned pets.  Dusty urges everyone to have their pets spayed or neutered.  Her sons, J. Michael Reeds and recent Barn favorite Robin Haynes, are both successful New York actors. 

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