The Sheik at the Medicine Show Theater


The Medicine Show Theatre and Cressid Theater Company presents The Sheik, a comedy written and directed by Deloss Brown, at the Medicine Show Theater from 8 - 22 Sep Sep 2007.

The Sheik: A wicked advertising executive has fallen in love with his innocent young secretary and gotten her pregnant. The problem: he's already married. The solution: he hires a gay employee to have a documented affair with his wife in anticipation of a quickie divorce. But when the gay employee decides to accomplish his task by impersonating an oil-rich sheik, will the wife see through the charade?

The cast features Jules Hartley, Jacqueline Herbach, Marc Palmieri, Jack Perry and Amber Voiles. Set and costume design is by Geoffrey Sherman.

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