‘Cookin’ With Gus’ opens today at The Old Creamery Theatre

By Special to

May 30, 2013 at 11:08 am CDT

Deborah Kennedy (left) of West Amana and Marquetta Senters of South Amana star in "Cookin' With Gus," opening today on The Old Creamery Theatre's Main Stage. Call the box office at 800-35-AMANA for tickets or information. "Cookin' With Gus" is rated Theatre PG and runs through June 30.

AMANA — With the chance for her own television show being dangled in front of her like a perfectly glazed carrot, Gussie Richardson decides to face her fear of the cameras to tape a cooking segment. With a few post-hypnotic suggestions and “help” from the tipsy gypsy next door, Gussie cooks up a recipe for laughter that will have audiences bubbling like a cheese soufflé.

“Cookin’ With Gus” opening today at The Old Creamery Theatre’s Main Stage in Amana. Written by Jim Brochu, “Cookin’ With Gus” is directed by Sean McCall, artistic director at The Old Creamery Theatre. The cast includes Deborah Kennedy of West Amana, Marquetta Senters of South Amana, Eddie Skaggs of Cedar Rapids and Dion Stover of Chicago.

Tickets are $27.50 for adults and $18 for students. Showtimes are 3 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays and 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Student rush tickets are available half an hour before performances. A student ID is required to get this special rate of $12 per ticket. Group rates for 15 people or more are available. “Cookin’ With Gus” is rated Theatre PG and runs through June 30.

Call the box office at 800-35-AMANA or visit www.oldcreamery.com for tickets or more information. Walk-ins are always welcome if seats are available. Reservations are highly recommended.

The Old Creamery Theatre Company is a not-for-profit professional theater founded in 1971 in Garrison. The company is celebrating 42 years of bringing live, professional theater to the people of Iowa and the Midwest.