FUN HOUSE THEATRE AND FILM
ANNOUNCES A LIMTIED RETURN ENGAGEMENT OF
DAFFODIL GIRLS, INSPIRED BY DAVID MAMET’S GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS

 

The Event: Fun House Theater and Film will remount its production of Daffodil Girls, Inspired by David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross for a limited return engagement of four performances June 5th-8th. 

 

 

 

 

Show Times and Dates:

7:30pm Wednesday, June 5
7:30pm Thursday, June 6
7:30pm Friday, June 7
11:00am Saturday, June 8

 

Tickets go on sale May 20. Tickets $8.00 in advance, $10.00 at the door.
Advanced purchase recommended at www.funhousetheatreandfilm.com
Performs at Plano Children’s Theatre, 1301 Custer Road Suite 706, Plano, TX 75075

 

The Production: Fun House Theatre and Film brings a girl powered black comedy to the stage this May with its production of Daffodil Girls, Inspired by David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross.  An ensemble of 8 young actresses ranging in age from 7-14 tackle the cadence, super realism and bleak satire of Mamet’s original work, set against the backdrop of a familiar rite of passage, the cookie sale. Acted by the ensemble as a drama, the comedy in the production comes from moving the high stakes world of Mamet’s real estate office to the tree house of the Daffodil Girls without removing any of the ugliness, desperation or conflict. Jeff Swearingen’s adaptation of the story is an homage to the original work, Mamet’s style and the actors who immortalized the roles on film.

 

The Story: With the troupe at the brink of disbanding, four Daffodil Girls lie, cheat and steal to sell cookies. The closer, the girl with a chip on her shoulder, the novice and a troupe member past her prime collide with upper management and the regional big wigs as they struggle against each other and growing desperation to keep their flower patch intact . A super-real, Mamet-esque look at the cut throat world of baked goods sales and four little girls forced to realize they have everything to lose and nothing much to win after all.