On the Radar: The Queen of Bingo at the Carrollwood Playhouse
November 5, 2009 at 4:57 pm by Franki Weddington
Welcome to On the Radar, where we preview up-and-coming arts events to mark your calendar for. Next weekend, you can shuffleboard boogie it down at the St. Pete Shuffle or get crazy with a few rounds of Bingo at your community theater in Tampa. The average age of Florida citizens might be rising higher than the heat index, but the youth of Tampa Bay are reclaiming these traditionally geriatric activities for their own. Next weekend, theater-goers young and old alike can enjoy a game of Bingo while they see the story of Babe and Sis unfold onstage in The Queen of Bingo.
The two sisters are polar opposites: one fit and trim, one fighting the battle of the bulge; one looking for love, the other content in widowhood; and one content to lose gracefully at Bingo, while the other plays as though her pension depended on it. Meet the sisters and the rest of the off-beat Bingo players in this hilarious comment on life after 50. This weekend’s performances are also a fundraiser for the theater, and admission includes wine, appetizers and the show. Nov. 13-15, 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 3 p.m. Sun., Carrollwood Playhouse, 4333 Gunn Highway, Tampa, $20, carrollwoodplayers.com.
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