April 28, 2010 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 29 Bergen County Players will complete its 2009-10 Mainstage season with the presentation of “Comic Potential,” a romantic comedy of the future written by Sir Alan Ayckbourn, one of the most prolific and widely performed of all living English-language playwrights and author of “Communicating Doors” and “Table Manners.” Under the direction of Ray Yucis, “Comic Potential” will be performed at the Little Firehouse Theatre in Oradell from May 1 through 23, with shows at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. “Comic Potential” is set in a TV studio in the foreseeable future, when low-cost androids have largely replaced actors. An idealistic young screenwriter finds himself entranced by an almost-human leading lady/android with an unexpectedly quirky sense of humor. Rather than have her memory wiped out, he kidnaps her, and, while on the run, they fall in love. “Comic Potential” provides an amusing look at bad television, bad actors, the secret of slapstick humor, and the robotic nature of being human. Critic John Simon called this show “one of the finest Bergen County Players to present ‘Comic Potential’ plays of all my theatergoing decades – a riotous farce, a tremulously exquisite love story (and) a superb satire on television and other human follies…If you are going to see only one play in your life, make it this one.” Yucis’ directing credits at BCP include “Moonlight and Magnolias,” “The Women, Brooklyn Boy,” and “A Cheever Evening.” Recent directorial credits elsewhere include “The Fantasticks,” “Black Comedy” and “As Bees in Honey Drown” (Players Guild of Leonia), and “Oklahoma,” “Carousel,” and “Annie Get Your Gun” (SummerStage at Leonia). As an actor, Yucis has appeared on the BCP stage in “Pack of Lies,” “The Actor’s Nightmare,” and “The Merry Wives of Windsor.” Playing the young playwright is Michael Spadaccini of Old Tappan, recently seen in “The Solid Gold Cadillac” with BCP last fall. Appearing as his lovely young android actress is Leigh Adel-Arnold of Teaneck, remembered by BCP audiences for her impressive performance as Sister James in last season’s production of “Doubt.” Also featured will be Bill Macchio of Dumont as the perennially- The Friends of West Bergen Mental Healthcare are pleased to announce that three guest “servers” will participate in “That’s Amoré” on Friday evening, April 30 at Christ Church, 105 Cottage Place (corner of Franklin Avenue) in Ridgewood. They are Lorraine A. Kallman, Ridgewood, Secretary, West Bergen Foundation Board; Michael J. Tozzoli, CEO, West Bergen and Robin M. Kazmierczak, Esq., Oakland, West Bergen board member. The evening begins at 6:30 p.m. with a variety of hors d’oeuvres and a unique wine tasting provided by Carlo Russo’s Wine & Spirit World of Ho-Ho-Kus. Highlights of the evening include pasta, salad and bread served by “celebrity waiters.” Tickets are $50 per person and are tax deductible. Please call Chrissie at (201) 444-3550 or email her at clijoi@westbergen.org. Credit cards are accepted. The evening benefits the West Bergen Center for Children and Youth. That’s amoré tipsy TV director; Margie Druss-Fodor (Westwood) and Larissa Symbouras (Wood-Ridge) as his hard-working assistants; Joanne Guarnaccia (Englewood Cliffs) as his overbearing TV producer; and Ron Siclari (Oradell) as the eccentric owner of the television station. Playing a multitude of supporting characters are ensemble members John Kiely (Allendale), Karin Wander (Harrington Park), Zach Tait (Garfield), Darren Carfano (New Milford), and Jeanmarie Garver-Gaydos (Hackensack). 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