Buying the Moose

Author: Michael G. Wilmot
Season: 2022-23

Women ask, “Why do men do the crazy things they do?” Sometimes the answer is simpler than it first seems.

Betty thinks her relationship with boyfriend Rob is just about perfect until she arrives home early from a business trip to discover him in his underwear with an inflatable sex toy. Shocked and appalled, Betty stomps from their home to seek solace from girlfriend Cheryl, who by coincidence, also happens to be Rob’s brother’s wife.

Betty and Cheryl do what women do in such circumstances –– hug, cry, console, consume empty calories, and search for answers to the age old question, “Why do men do such bewildering things?” Back across town, Rob is also being comforted (by brother Greg) in the way men do such things –– genuine support and concern disguised by a few beers and cruel mockery –– as they try to figure out how a seemingly perfect relationship came to this unhappy state of affairs.

As the story continues, hidden secrets surface, embarrassing insecurities are exposed, and genre stereotypes are bent, stretched and dented, before the hilarious truth finally comes out.

Crew
DirectorBrad Lawryk
ProducerRae Perry
Stage ManagerJohanna Beasley
Assistant Stage ManagerTait Gamble
Front of HouseTony Savile
Front of HouseMaggie Pugh
Hair & Makeup DesignTanis Armstrong
Lighting DesignJeff Rankin
Lights OperatorDrinda Huston
Poster DesignBrad Lawryk
Program DesignAngela Rankin
Sound OperatorNoah West