Behind The Stooges in The Villages: Wayne Richards

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Behind The Stooges in The Villages: Wayne Richards

Wayne Richards on Bringing ‘The Three Stooges Move to The Villages’ to the Stage

Mike Roth introduces Season 8 of Villages Vitality Life: Senior Life Unscripted and interviews Villager Wayne Richards about his music-industry background and local theater work. Richards discusses his new comedy play, The Three Stooges Move to The Villages, explaining its premise (the Stooges struggle to separate their on-stage behavior from real life), its shift from an earlier title, and its intended mix of humor and heart. He shares performance dates and venues in May (Hacienda May 1, Lake Miona May 8, and Rohan May 11 and 15) and directs listeners to ActingOutTheaterClub.com for times and tickets. Richards describes the cast playing Moe (Howard Tolman), Curly (Alan Rosenchin), and Larry (Fred Solano), plus supporting characters, minimal sets across multiple theaters, and some flexible, improv-like moments. The conversation also includes light banter about The Villages, Chicago, and Portillo’s.

00:00 Season 8 Kickoff
00:49 Palm Trees and Weather
01:31 Wayne Music Career
02:27 New Show in Villages
03:01 Story and Premise
04:40 Title Change Explained
05:31 Dates Tickets Venues
06:32 Chicago Food and Beer
07:56 Show Length Format
09:39 Alzheimers Research Tip
10:49 Meet the Stooges Cast
13:25 Fountain of Youth Twist
14:25 Stooges In The Villages
14:38 Meet The Supporting Cast
15:50 Minimal Set Big Focus
16:20 Sound Mic Strategy
17:35 Scripted With Surprises
18:46 Director Onstage Bits
20:14 Stooges Film Restorations
22:00 Alligator Stage Gag
22:59 Encore And Future Plans
26:29 Tickets And Final Laughs
27:52 Show Wrap And Credits

Season 8 Introduction

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