The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts

Amateurs

Wayward Actors Company presents

Following the opening night of the Timberly Troupers' musical about undertakers, Dorothy and her slightly daft husband, Charlie, host a gathering of actors and friends. Into Dorothy's living room comes a guest list that includes Nathan, a recently divorced high school teacher who is also a very bad ventriloquist; Wayne, who is better at loving than acting; Jennifer, who has a sure shot at Hollywood stardom; Ernie, one of the Troupers' actors filled with ham and spite; Irene, Ernie's out of patience wife; Mona, who was in love with Wayne but has since moved on to someone else; and Paul, a well-known drama critic and friend of Dorothy's who has just broken his rule of never reviewing community theater. When Paul has a heart attack, he drops his not-yet-published review before being taken to the hospital. The actors read it and confront the harsh reality of a pan. Dorothy's sweetness and patience rise above Ernie's bitter tirade, and the party becomes the setting where the dreams, loves, failures and successes of this group are explored with bittersweet humor.