About the Show
In the middle of a howling snowstorm, a bus out of Kansas City pulls up at a cheerful roadside diner. All roads are blocked, and a small band of weary travelers have to hole up until morning. Cherie, a nightclub chanteuse in a sparkling gown and a seedy fur-trimmed jacket, is the passenger with the most to worry about. She’s been pursued, made love to and finally kidnapped by a 21-year-old cowboy with a ranch of his own and the romantic methods of an unusually headstrong bull. The belligerent cowhand is right behind her, ready to sling her over his shoulder and carry her, alive and kicking, all the way to Montana. Even as she’s ducking out from under his clumsy but confident embraces, and screeching at him fiercely to shut him up, she pauses to furrow her forehead and muse, “Somehow deep inside of me I got a funny feeling I’m gonna end up in Montana…” As a counterpoint to the main romance, the proprietor of the cafe and the bus driver at last find time to develop a friendship of their own; a middle-aged scholar comes to terms with himself; and a young girl who works in the cafe gets her first taste of romance.
NOTICE
Late seating is at the discretion of the Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts House Management and ushering staff. Please ensure cell phones and smartwatches are set to silent or theater mode. Photography and videography are strictly prohibited under copyright law and may result in removal from the performance.
Performing Arts Staff
Jerry Goehring ............... Executive Director for Performing Arts
Justin Zenchuk ............... Director of Theatre
Allegra Pin ............... Director of Performing Arts Recruitment & Production
Chris D'Amato ............... Director of Production
Frank Veres ............... Technical Director
Erin Marcel ............... Asst. Director of Performing Arts Operations
Christopher Conte ............... Graduate Asst. for Theatre Arts