South City Theatre presents Panache by Don Gordon

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Thursday’s April 20 performance has been cancelled. The two performances on April 21 & 22 at 7:30 pm are available at the special rate of $10 each. https://www.southcitytheatre.com/get-tickets/  for tickets.

Seven letters.  Two people.  One vanity plate. Kathleen, a Scarsdale socialite, wants something Harry, a short-order cook from Brooklyn, already has. Harry has his reasons for refusing to exchange plates. Kathleen resolves to use her feminine charms and her checkbook to make Harry fork over the goods. But nothing is simple, and what begins as a ridiculous squabble over a seemingly unimportant matter turns into a poignant, funny, and bumpy ride toward the mending of two broken lives. A MUST SEE! 

Directed by Clay Boyce and starring Alan Ashman, David Gauntt, Patrice Headington, Keith Ngo, and Elane Barlow.“This sentence by Edmond Rostand, the author of “Cyrano de Bergerac” describes our show perfectly: panache: “A little frivolous perhaps, most certainly a little theatrical, panache is nothing but a grace which is so difficult to retain in the face of death, a grace which demands so much strength that, all the same, it is a grace … which I wish for all of us.” says director Clay Boyce.

Please note that this show contains adult themes and may not be suitable for some audiences.

Announcing the Cast of Panache

We are excited to announce the cast for our upcoming production of “Panache” by Don Gordon, directed by Clay Boyce.


Harry – Alan Ashman
Jumbo – David Gauntt
Kathleen – Patrice Headington
Irwin – Keith Ngo
Laura – Elane Barlow


Show dates are April 14-16, 2023 and April 20-22, 2023. Tickets are available at https://www.southcitytheatre.com/get-tickets/

Auditions for Panache

South City Theatre will be hosting auditions for Don Gordon’s Panache. The production is directed by Clay Boyce.

Auditions will be held at the theatre on February 4, 2023, from 2:00 – 4:00 PM, and February 5, 2023, from 11:00 – 1:00 PM.

What could possibly have motivated Kathleen Trafalgar to get into her Mercedes SL 450 one afternoon and drive to the inner city to track down a rough-edged, hard-drinking, fry cook named Harry Baldwin? A six by twelve-inch piece of tin issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles to anyone who pays the fee. It seems they both applied for exactly the same personalized license plate – PANACHE. Kathleen is married to a man she regards as a dashing, eloquent, Renaissance Man personified, and she wants to put it on his Bentley. Harry already has the plate on his Ford truck. For both of them this seven letter word holds special meaning. The play becomes an intellectual battle ultimately exposing the irrelevance of social status and the needs of two lonely people – an unusual love story.

All roles are available (character descriptions below). Sides are attached below.

Harry Baldwin – an artist who works nights as a fry cook, can be played anywhere from 40 – early 50s.

Kathleen Trafalgar – chic, wealthy, attractive, cultured, fashionable dresser, perfect manners, can be late 30s – late 40s.

Irwin Alcott – clean cut, fragile, scholarly, age 20.

Laura – poised, soft-spoken, her beauty is equal parts innocence and sensuality, about age 24.

Jumbo Dombroski – a large, intimidating man – tattoos, muscular, dresses and acts as if he owns the street, 40s – 60s.

Performance dates are April 14-16, 2023 and April 20-22, 2023.

Contact info@southcitytheatre.com for more information

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