Westbrook Village Players take on ‘Dixie Swim Club’
Posted 3/1/18
From left, Peggy Oels, Francine Rose, Linda Siegwald, Mary Wright and Rosa Leigh Sullivan star in “The Dixie Swim Club,” which opens March 16 in Peoria. Peoria troupe opens run March 16
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Westbrook Village Players take on ‘Dixie Swim Club’
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From left, Peggy Oels, Francine Rose, Linda Siegwald, Mary Wright and Rosa Leigh Sullivan star in “The Dixie Swim Club,” which opens March 16 in Peoria. Peoria troupe opens run March 16
The Westbrook Village Players present “The Dixie Swim Club” as their first production of 2018.
The Westbrook Village Players is a group of theater lovers who work together to produce two theatrical productions each year, one in the spring and one in the fall. “The Dixie Swim Club” opens its run at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 16 at Vistas Recreation Center Auditorium, 18825 N. Country Club Parkway.
“The Dixie Swim Club” follows five southern women whose friendships began on their college swim team and continues as they set aside a long weekend every August to recharge those relationships. The play follows four of those weekends and spans a period of 33 years as their lives unfold.
The Westbrook Village Players is a not-for-profit volunteer organization that entirely produces each of its own plays. Some of the actors are active in other theaters around the Valley as well. In addition, the Players have actively worked with area schools and retirement homes to recreate historical characters and events.
The Village Players have been producing two plays a year since their start in 1998. The club develops theatrical skills of interested Westbrook Village residents through workshops and productions to encourage creativity of its members and to increase cultural opportunities for Westbrook Village. Open auditions are held for all productions.
IF YOU GO
What:The Westbrook Village Players’ “Dixie Swim Club”
When:7 p.m. on March 16, 17, 23, 24; and 2 p.m. on March 18, 25
Where:Vistas Recreation Center Auditorium, 18825 N. Country Club Parkway
Tickets: $12 in advance or $13 at the door, sold at Vistas Recreation Center or online at WestbrookVillagePlayers.org
Cast:Peggy Oels as Lexie Richards; Linda Siegwald as Sheree Hollinger; Mary Wright as Jeri Neal McFeeley; Francine Rose as Dinah Grayson; Rosa Leigh Sullivan as Vernadette Simms
From left, Peggy Oels, Francine Rose, Linda Siegwald, Mary Wright and Rosa Leigh Sullivan star in “The Dixie Swim Club,” which opens March 16 in Peoria. 
