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Above: Three “chimpanzees” – Kaley McCormack as Kafka (left), Nathaniel Mason as Swift (center) and Gregory Kennedy as Milton (right) – attempt to write “Hamlet” in “Words, Words, Words,” one of six acts in WCU's production of “All in the Timing."

The University Players at Western Carolina University will close the 2006-07 theatre season with the comedy “All in the Timing” staging April 18-22.

Evening performances will take place Wednesday, April 18, through Saturday, April 21, at 7:30 p.m. with a Sunday matinee on April 22 at 3 p.m. All performances will take place in WCU’s Hoey Auditorium.

Directed by Peter Savage, WCU visiting instructor of communication, theatre and dance, the paradoxical comedy is an adaptation of David Ives’ work.

“‘All in the Timing’ is an evening of six hilarious one-act plays that deal with everything from bad pick up lines to metaphysical universes. It is no-brain theatre and all the audience needs to do is come prepared to laugh and have a good time,” said Savage.

The acts and cast include:

• “Sure Thing,” a man and a woman have an awkward meeting reset every time they say the wrong thing, starring Nick Belli as Bill and Sarah Lipham as Betty.
• “Words, Words, Words,” three chimpanzees attempt to write “Hamlet,” starring Nathaniel Mason as Swift, Kaley McCormack as Kafka, and Greg Kennedy as Milton.
• “The Universal Language,” a man and a woman fall in love while communicating in the invented language Unamunda, starring Stacie Wilson as Dawn, and Anthony Giordano as Don. 
• “Speed-the-Play,” a tribute to American playwright David Mamet, starring Kaley McCormack as the emcee and including the cast from all the other acts.
• “The Philadelphia,” a man is in a strange place where he must ask for the opposite of what he wants in a restaurant, starring Anthony Giordano as Marcus, Nathaniel Mason as Al, and Stacie Wilson as the waitress.
• “Variations on the Death of Leon Trotsky,” Leon Trotsky dies, several times, starring Nick Belli as Trotsky, Sarah Lipham as Mrs. Trotsky, and Greg Kennedy as Ramone.

The set is designed by Tommy Rawe; the costumes are designed by Eric Nelson, Jennifer Walsh and Rosanna Johnson; and the stage manager is Anna Latanyshyn.

Tickets for the play are $15 for adults, $10 for senior citizens and WCU staff, and $5 for all students. The play contains some adult language.

For more information about tickets, contact WCU’s Fine and Performing Arts Center ticket office at (828) 227-2479.