{"id":301166,"date":"2026-10-06T23:34:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T23:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/301166\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T23:34:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T23:34:14","slug":"community-players-present-rockin-comedy-four-weddings-and-an-elvis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/301166\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Players present rockin\u2019 comedy ‘Four Weddings and an Elvis’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reading Community Players will present \u201cFour Weddings and an Elvis,\u201d a wacky romantic comedy by Nancy Frick. Performances are in Downtown Reading at the WCR Center for the Arts on Oct. 16-18.<\/p>\n

With a cast of memorable characters, \u201cFour Weddings and an Elvis\u201d is a fast-moving, laugh-out-loud comedy that celebrates the power and absurdities of love, the resilience of second chances, and the strange ways people try to make sense of their lives.<\/p>\n

Sandy, the four-times-married, three-times-divorced owner of a Las Vegas wedding chapel, has seen it all \u2014 and then some. In Four Weddings and an Elvis, audiences are treated to four of Sandy\u2019s most outrageous matrimonial moments.<\/p>\n

Bev and Stan arrive determined to be married by the King himself as a form of revenge on their exes. Vanessa and Bryce, two aging stars clinging to their public images, stage a wedding as a publicity stunt. Martin, a gentle postal worker, and Fiona, a tough ex-con, race to say \u201cI do\u201d before the police arrive.<\/p>\n

Nancy Frick\u2019s play is a perfect blend of sharp comic set pieces and surprising heart. Each wedding is its own little world \u2014 wildly different in tone but connected by Sandy\u2019s weary, wry perspective. RCP\u2019s production leans into the physical comedy and the humanity beneath the jokes so audiences leave laughing and hopefully a little moved.<\/p>\n

\"SusanSusan A. Behm as wedding Chapel owner Sandy catches a bouquet from Fiona, portrayed by Renata Zumberge, in the Reading Community Players production of \u201cFour Weddings and an Elvis.\u201d (Photo by Steve Reazor)
\n\"SusanSusan A. Behm as wedding chapel owner Sandy shows a bride, portrayed by Megan T. Martin, the different types of weddings offered in the Reading Community Players production of \u201cFour Weddings and an Elvis.\u201d (Photos by Steve Reazor)<\/p>\n

Actress Amy Hudak has enjoyed the experience and has high hopes for the audience.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope the audience finds the heart in the core of each of these marriage-gone-wrong-or-right tales, and that they can relate to both the absurd and the mundane challenges experienced by the couples in this play,\u201d Hudak said in the release.<\/p>\n

Tim Weiss, portraying an Elvis impersonator, also expects a positive audience reaction.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a fun cast with a lot of talented and goofy actors. Live theater is a window into other worlds, and a chance to laugh, cry, feel good, and escape for a few hours from day-to-day monotony and stress,\u201d Weiss said.<\/p>\n

Performances are Oct. 16 and 17 at 7 p.m. with a matinee on Sunday, Oct. 18 at 2 p.m. Contact Reading Community Players box office at rcptheatre@gmail.com for further information. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for students and seniors, and can be purchased online at RCPstage.ludus.com.<\/p>\n

The WCR Center for the Arts is located at 140 N. Fifth St in Reading, and free parking available at the M & T Bank lot.<\/p>\n

Reading Community Players is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to bringing quality theatre and arts education to communities. To learn more about the organization and their offerings, visit www.readingcommplayers.com. For questions, contact the RCP President at 610-507-3436 or email RCPtheatre@gmail.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Reading Community Players will present \u201cFour Weddings and an Elvis,\u201d a wacky romantic comedy by Nancy Frick. Performances…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":301167,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[349,1681,182,858,2568,17437,28,128,130,129,1483,289,706],"class_list":["post-301166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-reading","tag-berks-county","tag-entertainment","tag-local-news","tag-ontap","tag-patriot-item","tag-patriot-item-lifestyle","tag-pennsylvania","tag-reading-city","tag-reading-city-headlines","tag-reading-city-news","tag-theater","tag-things-to-do","tag-top-stories-reg"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=301166"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301166\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/301167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=301166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=301166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=301166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}