Social Security, a comedic story about a married pair of art dealers, is Surrey Little Theatre鈥檚 (SLT) newest production, written by playwright Andrew Bergman and directed by Kayt Roth.
The Broadway play tells the story of how a couple鈥檚 domestic tranquility is shattered with the arrival of the wife鈥檚 prim sister, her uptight husband, and her bitter mother 鈥� all the while trying to save their college daughter from the horrors of college promiscuity.
鈥�Social Security is a play about how love is not just a young person鈥檚 game, but that it can come to us at any age, in any form, and when we鈥檙e least expecting it.鈥� Roth explained.
The six-person cast includes North Otter actor Ian Harrison playing the role of an elderly artist.
鈥淪ince retiring, I鈥檝e been able to work as an actor,鈥� Harrison said. 鈥淢ovies, TV, commercials. The director, Kayt, invited me to come audition and I got the part. It鈥檚 smaller role, but he鈥檚 a fascinating old man, two years shy of 100 years of age who falls in love with this wonderful old lady, Sophie.鈥�
Trained as an actor, Harrison even appeared on an episode of The Beachcombers during his early career. When the acting business seemed like it couldn鈥檛 quite offer up enough work, Harrison turned his attention to teaching.
鈥淲hen I was younger and said I was going to be an actor, people told me to have a back-up and that not many people succeed in acting. Now, when you see what鈥檚 going in 91原创, Abbotsford, Surrey, even Vancouver 鈥� there are movies being filmed and all this work being done,鈥� Harrison explained. 鈥淵ou have a better chance making it as an actor here than you do becoming Prime Minister.鈥�
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Social Security is running Oct. 17 to Nov. 16, Thursday to Saturday, at 8 p.m., with Sunday matinees Oct. 27, Nov. 3, and 10, at 2 p.m.
Interested theatre-goers can find out more and purchase their tickets at .
Surrey Little Theatre is located at 7027 184th St.
鈥淭he play is a really good one 鈥� something that hasn鈥檛 been played a lot and that you鈥檝e seen 1000 times. It will likely be brand new to people and there are some very funny scenes,鈥� Harrison explained.
鈥淭he cast is high quality, people that care about the art. And then you got this tiny little theatre 鈥� people will feel like their right on the stage,鈥� he added.
The Christmas show UFO Ho-Ho runs next at SLT, Dec. 6 to 15.
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