This year, the Bienfait Lions Club dinner theatre is dedicated to the memory of Dwight Thompson.
Thompson died suddenly earlier this year but he had always been involved in the community dinner theatre at Bienfait every year until last year.
鈥淚t ran for 13 years and last year was the first year we didn鈥檛 run it,鈥� said Bienfait鈥檚 Marion Harper. 鈥淣ow that he鈥檚 passed away, we just thought we would have another dinner theatre in memory of Dwight.
鈥淗e worked so hard for those 13 years and he got it going. And that was one of his passions. It brought the community together and everybody will again work together.鈥�
The play is called New Kid On The Block and will be presented Nov. 23 and 24 as a dinner theatre and as dessert theatre Nov. 25 at the Weldon School gym. It鈥檚 available through advance tickets only. All of the proceeds for the night will go back to the Bienfait community.
鈥淗e was there for all 13 years, got all the actors and did a lot of work for it,鈥� Harper said. 鈥淚n respect, we鈥檇 like to have one more dinner theatre in his memory.鈥�
The dinner theatres in the past have helped the Lions donate a total $140,000 for Bienfait.
Planning it has gone well despite the absence of Thompson.
鈥淒wight was a very sociable person and likeable person and everyone mentioned as soon as we鈥檇 do this, everyone is pitching in to help,鈥� she said.
The play is a comedy about three elderly gentlemen who need a fourth member for the home they rent.
鈥淭hey advertise to bring in another man, and Willie signs up and they鈥檙e happy and then, when Willie arrives, it鈥檚 a woman,鈥� Harper said. 鈥淎nd then the fun begins.鈥�
The advertising campaign has just begun and Harper said they鈥檝e already sold 13 tables for the Nov. 24 show.
鈥淚 assume we鈥檙e going to do the same as we鈥檝e done the other years. I鈥檓 hoping.鈥�
Anyone interested in tickets can call Harper at 306-634-2702.
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