"Caught in the Net," Hilarious British Farce 

To Open at PowPAC April 27 

     “Caught in the Net,” Ray Cooney’s  hilarious British farce, will open April 27 at PowPAC, Poway's Community Theater, and will run through May 20.  PowPAC is located at 13250 Poway Road.

     "Caught in the Net" is directed by Les Payne and produced by Debbie David and Joel Colbourn.  Cast members include Alex Saenz, Brent Lowrey  Marisa Parry, J. Darling,  Kelly Lapczynski, Jeff Laurence,  John Aviles and Kirk Irvine.
     "Caught in the Net" is Cooney's sequel to his highly successful comedy, "Run for Your Wife." In the sequel, a bigamist taxi driver, John Smith, still keeps two families, but keeps them in different parts of London, both happy and blissfully unaware of each other. However, his teenage children, a girl from one family and a boy from the other, have met on the Internet and are anxious to meet in person since they have so much in common: name, surname and taxi-driving dad. Keeping them apart plunges John into a hell-hole of his own making. His lodger Stanley could be a savior, but he is about to go on holiday with his decrepit old father who turns up thinking he is already at the guesthouse. The situation spirals out of control as John juggles outrageously with the truth.

     The show has been described by critics as "A master class in the art of farce.... The perfectly potty plot is a precession built laughter machine." What's On. "Brilliant.... The funniest play of the year." Daily Mail. "Utterly magical ... firework display of knockabout comedy." Spectator. "A sheer joy from beginning to end." Daily Telegraph.

           Performances are at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $15 for general admission, $12 for students, seniors and active military. There is parking for the handicapped and an elevator in the rear of the building for the use of patrons. There is a $2 surcharge for opening night and the cast party that follows.

       For reservations, call the PowPAC box-office at (858) 679-8085 or visit our website: www.powpac.org and click the yellow reservations button. State your name, the performance you wish and the number of tickets. Your order will be confirmed by return e-mail. You may also order tickets through:  Powpacboxoffice@sbcglobal.net