SATURDAY: The Cupcake Conspiracy: A benefit for Friends of the Chappaqua Library

At the Chappaqua Library Theatre on Saturday, March 3, at 7:30 p.m.—a cupcake to go with every ticket!
March 2, 2012
by C.J. Ehrlich

Come to a staged reading of a new comedy to benefit the Friends of the Chappaqua Library! Every ticket you buy—$12 for adults, $10 for kids—supports quality library programs. Go to the Chappaqua Library homepage. Pssst! Click on the cupcake flyer at the bottom of the front page.

Who’s afraid of THE CUPCAKE CONSPIRACY?  What do we know about this CUPCAKE CONSPIRACY?  Is it a new comedy?

FACT: C.J. Ehrlich and Philip J. Kaplan are both known playwrights who collaborated on this comedy of mistaken identity and terrorism.

Why “Terrorism is easy. Marriage is complicated”?

ASK YOURSELF: What happens when a not-quite separated husband goes on a blind date behind his wife’s back, and meets a beautiful terrorist obsessed with cupcakes?

Is it a staged reading?

KNOWN: There will be movement and props, but the actors will be holding scripts and a Narrator will allegedly fill in the action. Sounds a little suspicious? THE CUPCAKE CONSPIRACY is a work in progress. This version has never been performed in front of an audience. By being in the audience and laughing (or not), you’ll help the playwrights fine tune the play. You’ll be able to say that you helped shape THE CUPCAKE CONSPIRACY (but don’t try and claim any residuals). Afterward, you can stay and probe the actors for more information.

Is it a benefit for the Chappaqua Library?

YES! Every ticket you buy supports quality library programs. Go to the Chappaqua Library homepage. Pssst! Click on the cupcake flyer at the bottom of the front page.

(And feel free to make additional, lavish donations. Think of the Chappaqua Library as artificial turf that even non-athletes can enjoy.)

Just who are these people?

RUMOR: The actors, with numerous stage, film and TV credits, come from NYC and Westchester. Chappaqua actors in the cast include Charley Riggs, Carmel deRosa, Neil Agarwal and Chris Valenti, a Greeley student. Playwrights Philip J. Kaplan, of Brooklyn and C.J. Ehrlich, of Chappaqua have both had numerous productions of their plays all over the country, and in Canada.

Is it an opportunity to taste some delicious cupcakes?

ROGER. Every ticket comes with one free mini-cupcake. Additional cupcakes can be purchased at intermission courtesy of Sweetooth Katonah, who are donating profits to the Library.

You can purchase a ticket online HERE.