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Comedy, Drama, and Mystery at PAC
Written By: Mary Adair Trumbly - Highlands PAC | Issue: August - 2022
Highlands Performing Arts Center wraps up its busy summer season with The Bitchy Waiter, a harrowing one-woman legal drama, and a tale of murder and misdirection. Tickets are available for all events online at HighlandsPerformingArts.com.
Saturday, August 13, brings Comedy to the PAC withTales of a Weary Waiter starring Darron Cardosa.Darron Cardosa, also known as The Bitchy Waiter, isa food service professional with over 30 years of restaurantexperience. He’s waited tables in diners, pubs, chain restau-rants, neighborhood bistros, clubs, and even a short stint in acelebrity-owned restaurant, before he was fired for bloggingabout his experience. Over the last 15 years, he has writtenmore than 1,500 articles and blog posts, each and every oneabout the food service industry. He has written for Food &Wine, Plate, The Washington Post, and others. Darron hasbeen seen on NBC’s TODAY Show and CBS Sunday Morningdiscussing the service industry. His book,The Bitchy Waiter,was published in 2016, and his years as a professional actoreventually led to the creation of his one-man show which toursaround the country.The National Theatre of London returns at 1:00 P.M. Saturday,August 27, with the screening ofPrima Facie. Tessa is a young,brilliant barrister. She’s worked her way up from working classorigins to be at the top of her game; defending; cross examiningand winning. An unexpected event forces her to confront thelines where the patriarchal power of the law, burden of proof,and morals diverge.Prima Facietakes us to the heart of where emotion andexperience collide with the rules of the game. Starring JodieComer (Killing Eve) making her critically-acclaimed West Enddebut in the UK premiere of Suzie Miller’s award-winning,one-woman play. ‘Includes sensitive subject matter includingreference to sex, violence and rape’There is more informationabout this on thePrima Faciewebsite with links to furtherinformation and support: primafacieplay.com/trigger-warning/Also in August is The Highlands Cashiers Players’ produc-tion ofNight Watchby Lucille Fletcher, directed by MichaelLanzilotta, set for August 25-28 and September 1-4.Coming in September: The Grand Opening of the newHighlands Performing Arts Center on Saturday, September 17,with the internationally-known Bravo Amici.
by Mary Adair Trumbly, Highlands Performing Arts Center
