nese restaurant. They’re just gathered and talking and having fun.
There’s crazy stuff and some serious stuff, but it’s quickly covered
in comedy. It’s just the way it is
when you’re out with your friends.
All kinds of stuff come up during
the course of a two hour dinner. I
think people can identify with that.
They can see their friends at the
table and can feel their lives in this
play.
“I guess we all secretly inside
would love to have somebody
look out for us,” he continued.
“Someone to point us in the right
direction. I think the City of Camden, being in such bad shape at
the time, these four friends just for
the sake of keeping their friendship alive kept coming back.
There’s a line like ‘So many work
friendships are like vacation ones
— we’ll stay in touch, we’ll talk, but
you always disappear from each
other.’ Yet, these people have
stuck it out. They’ve stuck it out
New Jersey Stage
by going back to Camden just to
keep that friendship alive because
they know that Monday night each
month is their night — no spouses,
no boyfriends, no girlfriends — it’s
just for them.”
As we’re talking, Paprzycki suddenly makes the connection that
it’s not just the characters who are
returning for the 10th year, it’s his
audience. They’ve been coming
back to the same spot in Camden
for each show over the past ten
years just to keep the dream of
live theater and a revitalized Camden alive. Maybe there is a little
magic in those fortune cookies
after all.
Fortune Cookies is running
February 27 through March 15 at
the South Camden Theatre,
located at 400 Jasper Street in
Camden, NJ. For more information
visit southcamdentheatre.org
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