Original play ‘Mauritius’ runs weekends, Nov. 8-24, on the Grange Hall stage

November 7, 2024 | By Waterbury Roundabout 

The Grange Hall Cultural Center welcomes a new stage production opening this Friday and running weekends through Nov. 24. 

At rehearsal for 'Mauritius': Lindsay Repka as Mary, Lila Stratton as Jackie, and Louis Bronson as Dennis. Courtesy photo

Moxie Productions presents the play “Mauritius,” written by Theresa Rebeck and directed by Monica Callan with performances scheduled for Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. 

The story: When Jackie and Mary’s mother dies after a long illness, leaving behind an inheritance of rare and valuable stamps, the estranged half-sisters reunite to determine the fate of the collection. 

To Jackie, the stamps represent the only possibility to overcome deep medical debt and her mother’s lifetime of bad decisions. To Mary, they offer a chance to hang onto the only happy memory of the difficult childhood that she escaped (leaving Jackie behind to fend for herself). At odds, and seeking a suitable buyer, the sisters enter a seedy world of philatelic subterfuge. 

Cast in a cloak of strategic suspense, this surprisingly comedic thriller is tightly paced with a dark center of deep-set histories both ancient and recent that make each character choose between the value of what is owed and what is owned, and, ultimately, what to value. 

The cast features G. Richard Ames, Louis Bronson, Rob Donaldson, Lindsay Repka, and Lila Stratton.

Tickets: $20 online; purchase in advance at sevendaystickets.com/events/mauritius. 

The Grange Hall Cultural Center is located at 317 Howard Avenue, Waterbury Center. For reservations or more information call 802-244-4168 or email grangehallcc@gmail.com.