CAT Theatre has taken over hosting The Bifocals Theatre Project (formerly associated with Virginia Rep). The renamed Bifocals at CAT casts seniors in plays that tour senior centers (all shows play at CAT before touring).
Bifocals producers Ellen Bode and Pat Walker have announced the following season:
Thanks, Mitch (Pat Walker) 11/9 & 13
Mitch takes refuge from a wedding reception, but ends up saving the day.
Luau at Acorn Acres (Margie Langston) 2/16 & 19
A senior living facility plans a luau.
Reader’s Theatre (titles TBA) 4/5 & 8
2 or 3 one-acts as staged readings or radio plays.
A Passing Fancy (Caitlin Patricia Kelly and Brianna Kimberly Morgan) 6/7 & 10
A musical that revolves around the celebration of 4th of July in a Midwest town.