Woody Allen's Don't Drink the Water Opens Lakeshore Players' 58th Season September 10 through October 3

Foreign Spies Trapped in Enemy Territory! Government Official Hell-Bent on Torture! Oil-Rich Sultan Demands Audience! This morning's headlines? No, silly! It's Woody Allen's madcap Cold War comedy, Don't Drink the Water, where crazy characters, spy gadgets, and magic tricks are only the beginning.

Don't Drink the Water, with over-the-top characters and a plot drawn from James Bond crossed with the Marx Brothers, opens Lakeshore Players' 58th season Friday, September 10. In this 1966 Woody Allen comedy, the Hollander family takes a European vacation and cause an international incident when they blunder into an Iron Curtain country, are mistaken for spies, and forced to hide out in the American embassy.

"If the audiences have half as much fun as we've had putting this show together, they're in for a real treat," said director Kevin T. Houle. "These actors are going out of their way to make sure the audience will laugh out loud at least once...every minute!"

The show runs through October 3 with performances Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. On Sunday, September 12, pay-what-you-can general admission rush tickets are available one hour prior to show time, and there will be an audience talk back immediately following the performance.

Performances are at Lakeshore Players Theatre, 4820 Stewart Avenue in downtown White Bear Lake. Tickets are $18-$20 and may be reserved in advance by calling 651-429-5674, with remaining seats sold at the door starting two hours prior to show time. For further information, or to buy tickets online go to www.lakeshoreplayers.com.

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CAST

Vadnais Heights residents Shannon Maloney plays Countess Bordini and Ray Ensrud plays the Sultan.

From North Saint Paul, Shawn McWhorter plays the Chef and Angela    Cain plays Miss Burns.

Inver Grove Heights resident D.W. Surine returns to the Lakeshore stage to play Axel Magee.

Shoreview resident and funny gal Julie Bohn plays Marion Hollander.

From Arden Hills, D.L. Diltz plays the menacing secret policeman Krojack.

New Brighton resident and Lakeshore board member Keith McCarthy plays Kasnar.

Woodbury resident Jessica Dirkson plays the Sultan's Wife.

From St. Paul, Hazen Markoe plays Father Drobney, Frank Blomgren plays the bumbling Walter Hollander, and Rebekah Kreger plays his daughter Susan Hollander.

From Minneapolis, John Gottskalkson plays the Ambassador, and Jon DeArmond plays Kilroy.

PERFORMANCE DATES

Sep 10, Fri (7:30 pm)
>Post-show reception
Sep 11, Sat (7:30 pm)
Sep 12, Sun (2:00 pm)
>General admission, pay-what-you-can tickets available at the door
>Post-show artist discussion

Sep 17, Fri (7:30 pm)
Sep 18, Sat (7:30 pm)
>ASL Interpreted
Sep 19, Sun (2:00 pm)

Sep 24, Fri (7:30 pm)
Sep 25, Sat (7:30 pm)
Sep 26, Sun (2:00 pm)

Oct 1, Fri (7:30 pm)
Oct 2, Sat (7:30 pm)
Oct 3, Sun (2 pm)

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL 651-426-3275, or email office@lakeshoreplayers.com

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The Hollander Family arrives at the American embassy after narrowly escaping the secret police in Lakeshore Players' Don't Drink the Water. (Left to right) D.W. Surine, Julie Bohn, Rebekah Kreger and Frank Blomgren. (Photo by Joan Elwell)

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Axel tries to dismantle a ticking time bomb in Lakeshore Players Don't Drink the Water (Left to right) Rebekah Kreger, Julie Bohn, Frank Blomgren, and D.W. Surine. (Photo by Joan Elwell)

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Axel, played by D.W. Surine works his charm on Susan, played by Rebekah Kregerin Lakeshore Players Don't Drink the Water. (Photo by Joan Elwell)