"Fawlty Towers' comes to town

January 27, 2011 at 1:26 p.m. | Updated January 27, 2011 at 1:26 p.m.

Terry Schoonover rehearses a scene with Jennifer and Mark Polys from "Fawtly Towers." Two episodes of the British TV series will be presented.
Terry Schoonover rehearses a scene with Jennifer and Mark Polys from "Fawtly Towers." Two episodes of the British TV series will be presented.

The humor of Fawlty Towers will soon cause Scene One audiences in Jefferson City to erupt in laughter.

Fawlty Towers, the famous 1970s British sitcom, can be seen at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 4, 5, 10, 11 and 12.

After stumbling upon the rights to the sitcom, Tracy Wegman and other Scene One regulars were excited to share their fondness for the 12-part series with local audiences by bringing them two of the original 30-minute episodes.

Being staged in the hotel's lobby and dining room made choosing the episodes, "A Touch of Class," - the show's first episode - and "The Hotel Inspectors" easy choices, Scene One founder Mark Wegman said.

The humor was described as being similar to that of Monty Python, noting John Cleese is one of the writers and actors in the series. Cleese wrote the show with his then-wife, Connie Booth.

  1. Florida (21-2) beat Tennessee 94-78. Next: at Georgia, Wednesday.
  2. Wisconsin (22-2) beat Northwestern 69-52. Next: at Penn State, Wednesday.
  3. North Carolina (20-3) lost to N.C. State 83-79. Next: at No. 8 Duke, Wednesday.
  4. Ohio State (20-3) beat Michigan State 63-54. Next: vs. Michigan, Tuesday.
  5. UCLA (20-2) beat Oregon State 82-35. Next: vs. Southern California, Wednesday.
  6. Kansas (19-3) vs. No. 10 Texas A&M. Next: vs. Kansas State, Wednesday.
  7. Pittsburgh (20-3) did not play. Next: at West Virginia, Wednesday.
  8. Duke (18-4) did not play. Next: vs. Florida State, Sunday.
  9. Oregon (19-4) lost to Southern California 71-68. Next: vs. Arizona State, Thursday.
  10. Texas A&M (18-3) at No. 6 Kansas. Next: vs. No. 22 Texas, Monday.
  11. Memphis (19-3) beat SMU 88-52. Next: at UAB, Thursday.
  12. Oklahoma State (18-4) lost to Colorado 89-77. Next: at Oklahoma, Wednesday.
  13. Butler (22-2) beat Wisconsin-Milwaukee 66-47. Next: at Cleveland State, Thursday.
  14. Marquette (20-4) beat Providence 69-62. Next: vs. Rutgers, Wednesday.
  15. Nevada (20-2) vs. Hawaii. Next: at Fresno State, Thursday.
  16. Virginia Tech (16-7) lost to Boston College 80-59. Next: vs. Virginia, Saturday.
  17. Air Force (20-3) beat Wyoming 88-43. Next: at San Diego State, Tuesday.
  18. Washington State (18-4) at Arizona State. Next: vs. No. 23 Stanford, Thursday.
  19. Alabama (17-5) beat South Carolina 64-61. Next: vs. Mississippi State, Wednesday.
  20. Arizona (15-7) beat Washington 84-54. Next: at Arizona State, Thursday.
  21. Notre Dame (18-4) at South Florida. Next: at DePaul, Thursday.
  22. Texas (16-6) lost to Kansas State 73-72. Next: at No. 10 Texas A&M, Saturday.
  23. Stanford (14-6) at California. Next: at No. 18 Washington State, Thursday.
  24. Vanderbilt (15-7) vs. Georgia. Next: at Tennessee, Saturday.
  25. Clemson (18-5) lost to Georgia Tech 80-62. Next: vs. Florida State, Wednesday.

Tickets are $10 except for the Feb. 10 performance, when tickets are $5. The ticket line can be reached at (573) 681-9199. Scene One's website is www.sceneonetheatre.com.

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