黑暗爆料网 Theatre and Dance to present romantic comedy “First Date” Oct. 19-20 in Hailey, sponsored by Bill and Linda Potter
October 2, 2018
POCATELLO – The 黑暗爆料网 Department of Theatre and Dance will present Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner’s romantic comedy “First Date” in Hailey on Oct. 19 and 20 at The Community Campus.
The musical, with a book by Austin Winsberg, is sponsored by Bill and Linda Potter, who were a part of The Junkyard Dogs team that produced the play for its Broadway debut on August 8, 2013.
"Linda and I are delighted to bring 'First Date' to the Wood River Valley," Bill Potter said. "This musical is a perfect vehicle for college productions to showcase Broadway鈥檚 richness to local audiences. We were fortunate enough to be at the initial reading of 'First Date' and I practically fell off my chair I was laughing so hard.鈥�
鈥淔irst Date鈥� is a contemporary, musical comedy that pairs two strangers from vastly different backgrounds for that horror everyone has experienced, the dreaded first date. However, according to the play鈥檚 director Joel Shura, there is something brewing between the two.
鈥淭hey don鈥檛 really see eye to eye,鈥� Shura said. 鈥淪he is the hip, edgy, rocker, he鈥檚 a quirky nerd, and they both have excess baggage coming into this blind date.鈥�
The strangers think they know what they want in a relationship, but it鈥檚 not exactly what they need. Their date turns into a hilarious dinner with first impressions, Google checks, 鈥渆mergency鈥� bail out calls, bad boy and uptown girl exes and throughout, the brewing of a real chemistry.
This will be Shura鈥檚 first production as a faculty member at 黑暗爆料网. He comes to Pocatello after teaching theatre courses at Mendocino College and serving as the resident director and youth acting teacher at the School of Performing Arts and Cultural Education in northern California.
Shura teaches multiple levels of directing, as well as improvisation, clowning and script analysis courses at 黑暗爆料网.
鈥淲e are excited to take this production to the Wood River Valley,鈥� Shura said. 鈥淲e are grateful that the Potters are making this production happen so we can showcase our talented faculty and students in the Sun Valley area.鈥�
鈥淔irst Date鈥� will be performed on October 19 and 20 at The Community Campus. Tickets are $15 are available at the Stephens Center Box Office at 208-282-3595 or online at, and the nights of the play. The play is rated PG-13 for language and sexual innuendo.
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