Like the chalk line down the middle of feuding siblings’ bedroom floor, the line between comedy and tragedy is thin and can lead to melodramatic outbursts if crossed by mistake. Watch as the pros cautiously tread the boards with today’s GrouponLive deal: for $15, you get two tickets to see One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest at the McKeesport Little Theater (a $30 value). Choose from the following performances:
- Friday, November 4, at 8 p.m.
- Saturday, November 5, at 8 p.m.
- Sunday, November 6, at 2 p.m.
Now in its 51st year, the McKeesport Little Theater puts on a rollicking adaptation of Ken Kesey’s 1962 novel, a comedy-drama that follows the roguish Randle Patrick McMurphy as he combats the draconian culture of a mental institution with a charming streak of rebellion. After successfully faking insanity to serve out his prison sentence in the hospital, Randle squares off with the sociopathic Nurse Ratched and enlists the support of an Indian whose presumed deafness and dumbness have enabled him to learn the benefits of deep introspection and the access codes for the ward’s chocolate-pudding fridge. The McKeesport Little Theater’s mission to bring quality theater to Western Pennsylvania benefits not only its audiences but also the play’s community-based actors, many of whom whittle their thespian teeth on the stage of the 207-seat theater, formerly a synagogue.
Groupon Says
The Groupon Guide to: the Bee Family
Bees, like all animals, can be divided into three basic categories:
Bees: Your basic model. Bees are coated in a fuzzy layer of fuzz that allows them to accumulate pollen, or, if available, chocolate-milk powder, to bring back to their hive and convert into honey. If a bee stings you, it will die shortly after, but it will attempt to live long enough to divide its estate among its fellow drones in a heated court battle.
Wasps: Also known as yellow jackets, stripy devils, or sky ants, wasps are distinguished by their multiple pairs of wings and lack of fuzz and manners. Only female wasps bear stingers, which they are capable of using multiple times—a topic that constitutes the majority of wasp standup comedy.
Hornets: Gross! These buzzing bombardiers are a small subset of the wasp family, distinguished by their plumper thorax and aggressive attitude. If you see a hornet, be wary—there are likely others nearby. If you see a hornet inside your home, prepare yourself emotionally to burn your home to the ground—it belongs to the hornets now.
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