The spotlight will shine on Waldorf College’s Smith Theatre this fall as Lost Socks,the first production of the year, opens September 21.
Written and directed by Dr. Bob AuFrance, associate professor of theatre and director of fine arts administration, Lost Socks is a romantic comedy set in a typical Iowa laundromat. The story is about a Friday night dating service in the laundromat, which is started by its owner for single people to meet prospective partners.
“I wanted to start the season with a comedy,” said AuFrance, who received several requests from Waldorf alumni to direct a play during homecoming weekend.
The inception of the idea for the play happened in a laundromat itself. “I was sitting in a laundromat one day and thought, ‘this would make for a good setting,’” said Dr. AuFrance. “People spend a lot of time together doing laundry. What if this was the place you go to meet single people?”
The play features an all-student cast, with seven characters ranging from a new freshman to a graduate assistant. The female lead character will be played by freshman Haley Mosley. “We are very excited to have a freshman in the lead,” said Dr. AuFrance.
During the showing, representatives of the Kennedy Center’s American College Theatre Festival will adjudicate the play and the cast. If selected, the play will enter in a national playwright competition and the cast, which can receive up to two nominations, will compete for the Irene Ryan award at the regional level in Ames and be directly entered into the national competition.
“This is a play about the silliness and laughter of trying to find someone else,” said Dr. AuFrance. “I look forward to people coming and having a good time.”
Lost Socks will be performed during Waldorf’s homecoming celebration, between September 21 and 24. The tickets are priced $10 for adults and $8 for students. No one under the age of 9 will be admitted.
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