Iola Community Theatre will stage the musical comedy “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” March 9, 10, 16, 17 and 18 at the ICT Warehouse Theatre, 203 S. Jefferson Ave.
The play originally was scheduled to open this weekend and play again next weekend. A death in the family of one actor and scheduling conflicts for another pushed performances back two weeks, circumstances which forced Liz Ulrich and Sara Lott to withdraw from the cast.
Now joining Brian Johnson and Andrew Oatman for the production will be Greta Adams, vocal music instructor at Iola High School, and Katie Knoblick, an IHS grad who attends Fort Scott Community College.
“For a while I thought maybe we’d have to cancel altogether,” said Richard Spencer, the play’s director. “But the schedule change made it possible for Greta to join the cast — she had wanted to try out — and she suggested Katie. Both have wonderful voices and have stepped in and learned songs and parts quickly.”
Performances will be at 7:30 each date except March 18, a Sunday, at 2 p.m.
Tickets are available at Sophisticated Rose, 15 S. Jefferson Ave., at $15 for adults and $10 for children. The play is considered PG-14, Spencer cautioned.
People who have purchased tickets for the play’s previous dates may exchange them or get a refund.
