Three Viewings

About the Play

TELL-TALE is the story of Emil, the mild-mannered undertaker whose unspoken passion for a local real-estate woman who comes to all his funerals leads him to commit crimes and plot a way to confess his true feelings before time—and bodies—run out. THE THIEF OF TEARS is Mac, a beautiful Los Angeles drifter, who makes her living stealing jewelry from corpses. When her wealthy grandmother dies, leaving her nothing, Mac returns to her hometown and attempts to pry loose her inheritance, a diamond ring her grandmother promised Mac when she was a child. Her attempt leads Mac to find there are more obstacles to getting the ring off grandma’s finger than she had imagined, and more revelations about her own past than she had bargained for. THIRTEEN THINGS ABOUT ED CARPOLOTTI is the story of Virginia, the widow of a wheeler-dealer contractor, who discovers that her husband has left her in debt to the banks, her family and the mob. As Virginia struggles to escape her creditors and understand how her husband could have left her in such pain and doubt, a mysterious list of “thirteen things” embarrassing to Ed is offered to her if she can come up with one million dollars in three days. Virginia doesn’t have the money, but she does have hidden resources and is saved by an unseen benefactor. As the play ends, Virginia’s benefactor is revealed, along with what the mysterious “thirteen things” are—revelations that resurrect the love and trust thought lost forever.

Three Viewings is produced by special arrangement with Concord Theatricals (Samuel French)

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DIRECTOR’S NOTES
Although the monologues that comprise Three Viewings all take place in a funeral home, they are certainly not dreary or humourless. Just as we often laugh in remembrance at a funeral, we find humour, warmth and candour in this finely structured play, as three fascinating characters tell us their connected tales about dramatic choices made and the consequences that follow. We may find their views of the world unusual, even shocking at times, but the cumulative effect of their absorbing stories is to touch us, amuse us and to comfort us too. As with all theatrical characters, Emil, Mac, and Virginia are with us only briefly. I hope that, as they pass through your world tonight, they will leave a lingering appreciation behind, much the way we are marked by remembering a dear or especially interesting person from our own lives who has passed on.
– Karen Golden

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Welcome to Hendry Hall. We know our patrons always love coming to the “Best Little Theatre” on the North Shore. This season’s line up of shows promises to please everyone with drama, comedy and love. Our first play of the season, Three Viewings gives you a little taste of all three! We hope you will enjoy it and will come back to see our other productions as well as our “always sold out” Christmas Pantomime. If you would like to join into the fun on and off stage, please check out our website North Van Players under the section Volunteer. We would love to have you aboard. – Fran Heaney