Reservations opened Monday, April 1st for members and Wednesday, April 3rd to the public for Off Stage Productions’ next dinner theatre show “Gladys in Wonderland”, a two-act comedy written by Rosemary Frisino Toohey. Show dates are April 19, 20, 21 and 26, 27 & 28, 2024. Saturday and Sunday performances will be dinner theatre shows. For Saturday performances, doors open at 6:00 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m. and show at 7:30 p.m. For Sunday matinee performances, doors will open at 12:30 p.m., dinner at 1:00 p.m. and show at 2:00 p.m. Rockford Carry Out and Catering will once again provide the buffet meals.
For both Friday performances we will again be doing “Popcorn Night” with no dinner included, but popcorn will be included with the cost of the show. Water and pop will also be available for purchase. Doors open for the Friday performances at 7:00 p.m. and show at 7:30 p.m.
Performances will again be held in the Commons at Vantage Career Center, 818 N. Franklin Street, Van Wert, Ohio. Enter door 133 off the back parking lot where plenty of parking is available.
THE SHOW: 87-year-old Gladys’ days of munching donuts and scouring the obituaries seem numbered when Death himself comes knocking on her door one morning. Ready to whisk her off into the great unknown, her cheerful grim reaper (Mort) is startled by Gladys’ stubborn refusal to expire. In order to push Gladys toward the light, he ushers in a parade of obnoxious friends and relatives who nitpick and whine. He also gives her a taste of nursing home life from an inmate’s point of view. Suddenly, the afterlife doesn’t look so bad…
Cast: Gladys Overmeyer – Stephanie Wagner; Doris – Emily Smith; Mort – Travis Nihiser; Frank – Ed Eichler; Karen – Yessi Lau; Dennis/Henry – Matt Rau; Mildred/Ethel – Lisa Eichler; Lillian – Dolores Foreman; Myrna – Jami Sons-Beard
DIRECTOR: Daniel Sanderson
COSTUMER: Julie Lang
Call the box office number 419-605-6708 to reserve your tables or seats!
Box office hours: Monday through Saturday – Noon until 6:00 PM, no Sunday calls please.
