As Valentine's Day approaches, Dragonfly Multicultural Arts Center will present the classic romantic comedy "Arms and the Man."
Raina Petkoff is a young Bulgarian woman engaged to a famous soldier. One night, a Swiss voluntary soldier to the Serbian army, Bluntschli, bursts into her bedroom, and begs her to hide him so that he will not be killed. Raina complies, though she thinks the man a coward, especially when he tells her that he carries chocolates instead of pistol cartridges. As the Petkoff family, their servants, and the soldier struggle to hold on to their secrets and preserve their ideals, they are forced to question their romantic notions about social class, identity, war, and love.
The show features Joe Binenszto as Nicola, Susan Holtz as Catherine, Bassam Kaado as Bluntschli, Barry Leonard as Major Petkoff, Anna Paone as Raina, Shauni Ramai as Louka, and Paul Phillip Sadowski as Sergius. It is directed by Catherine LaMoreaux.
The show will run at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 3 p.m. Saturdays February 5-13 at the Metuchen Reformed Church. Tickets cost $15 per adult and $10 per student or senior citizen.
On February 12 and 13, in a first-time partnership with the nearby D'novo Fine Italian Cuisine, audience members can purchase tickets for the show and a prix-fixe, three-course dinner for just $35 per person.
To purchase tickets, click here and scroll down. The Metuchen Reformed Church is located at 150 Lake Avenue, Metuchen; D'Novo is located at 205 Main Street, Metuchen.
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