A Bad Year for Tomatoes
By John Patrick
Directed by Thurmond Whatley
Performances July 11-19, 2025
THE CAST
| Role | Actor |
|---|---|
| Myra Marlowe | Lesley Klepac |
| Tom Lamont | Dave Engleman |
| Cora Gump | Christie Kosatka |
| Reba Harper | Marti Sullivan |
| Piney | David Slade |
| Willa Mae Wilcox | Sandra Boozer |
| Sheriff | Bob Engle |
SYNOPSIS
Fed up with the pressures and demands of her acting career, the famous Myra Marlowe leases a house in the tiny New England hamlet of Beaver Haven and settles down to write her autobiography. She is successful in turning aside the offers pressed on her by her long-time agent, but dealing with her nosy, omnipresent neighbors is a different matter. In an attempt to shoo them away, and gain some privacy, Myra invents a mad, homicidal sister—who is kept locked in an upstairs room, but who occasionally escapes long enough to scare off uninvited visitors. The ruse works well, at first, but complications result when the local handyman develops an affection for "Sister Sadie" and some of the more officious ladies decide it is their neighborly duty to save the poor demented Sadie. In desperation Myra announces that her imaginary sibling has suddenly gone off to Boston—which brings the suspicion of murder!