Racine & Me: The Cemetery Club with The Racine Theatre Guild

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Posted: Sep 10, 2023 8:26 AM CDT

RACINE, WI (CBS 58) -- Doug Instenes is the Director of The Cemetery Club with the Racine Theatre Guild. He joined us in studio to talk about his lengthy history with RTG.

Humor and heart shine through “The Cemetery Club” at the Racine Theatre Guild running Friday, September 15 through Sunday, October 1, 2023. Lucille, Doris, and Ida are a group of feisty, widowed “golden girls.” The longtime friends get together each month for tea to gossip, share some wisecracks, and visit their husbands’ graves. As they cope with living life after death, Lucille fancies herself a swinger, Doris remains loyal to her husband’s memory, and Ida secretly wishes for a budding romance. Through their healing, they quarrel, joke around, and even compete for a new love interest with the local butcher.

This amusing and touching comedy reminds us to cherish the past while embracing the future.

• Friday, September 15 – 7:30 p.m.

• Saturday, September 16 – 7:30 p.m.

• Sunday, September 17 – 2 p.m.

• Thursday, September 21 – 7 pm.*

• Friday, September 22 – 7:30 p.m.

• Saturday, September 23 – 2 & 7:30 p.m.

• Sunday, September 24 – 2 p.m.

• Thursday, September 28 – 7 p.m.*

• Friday, September 29 – 7:30 p.m. (ASL Interpreted Performance)

• Saturday, September 30 – 2 & 7:30 p.m.

• Sunday, October 1 – 2 p.m.

*Value Night Written by Ivan Menchell and sponsored by Dawn and Larry Van Ess, “The Cemetery Club” tickets are $18 for adults, $16 for seniors (62+), and $13 for students (21 and under). Value nights are $15 for adults, $13 for seniors, and $10 for students. Further savings are offered to groups of 12 or more. American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation by students in UW-Milwaukee’s ASL program will be provided during the performance on Friday, September 22 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased from the Racine Theatre Guild located at 2519 Northwestern Avenue, Racine. Call (262) 633-4218, https://racinetheatre.org/production/cemetery-club/ or stop by the box office weekdays from 12 to 6 p.m. and 90 minutes prior to each performance.