by Topher Payne
Pivot Theatre
Surrey, BC
2023
Canadian premiere
It’s 1950, deep in the first decade of the Cold War. Couples Bob and Millie and Norma and Jim host a dinner for boss Theodore and his wife Kitty, where Theodore announces that Bob and Norma’s “next bold step in their service” will be routing homosexuals out of the State Department. Problem is that “Bob and Millie” and “Norma and Jim” are actually Bob and Jim and Millie and Norma, two gay couples who have married as heterosexuals to avoid scrutiny.
Cast
Brittany Vesterback as Norma Baxter
Suksham Shan as Jim Baxter
Beck Marie as Millie Martindale
Kevin Ibbotson as Bob Martindale
Amanda Smith-Weston as Kitty Sunderson
Chuck Mayne as Theodore Sunderson
Katarina Keča as Barbara Grant
Awards
Fraser Valley Zone Festival
- Outstanding Production: Perfect Arrangement
- Outstanding Director: Kayt Roth
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Female Role: Beck Marie and Brittany Vesterback
- Backstage Cooperation Award: Cast and crew
TheatreBC Mainstage Festival
- Best Costume Design: Beck Marie
- Best Supporting Actor in a Male Role: Chuck Mayne
- Best Supporting Actor in a Female Role: Amanda Smith-Weston
- Best Ensemble
BroadwayWorld Vancouver Regional Awards
- Best Performer In A Play: Brittany Vesterback
- Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical: Kayt Roth
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