Greensburg Civic Theatre’s 70th season opens with Tom Dudzick's play "Over the Tavern", Fri-Sun, Oct 22-24 at Greensburg Garden & Civic Center (951 Old Salem Road, Greensburg PA). In that most idealized period of 20th-century America, the Eisenhower years of the 1950s, the Pazinski family has a lot going on in their cramped Buffalo apartment. The youngest of the bunch, 12-year-old Rudy, is a smart, wise-cracking kid who's starting to question family values and the Roman Catholic Church. When Rudy goes up against the ruler-wielding Sister Clarissa and announces that instead of being confirmed he'd rather shop around for a more "fun" religion, all hell breaks loose. A warm and hilarious look at family, growing up, and God.
Directed by Sue Kurey of Vandergrift, the cast of “Over the Tavern” includes Frankie Shoup of Delmont as Chet Pazinski, Margaret Ryan of Murrysville as Ellen Pazinski, Jack Munkittrick of Murrysville as Rudy, Jared Miller of Harrison City as Eddie, Colleen Boatright of North Huntingdon as Annie, Tika Gill of Trafford as Georgie, and Mary Ferrara of Vandergrift as Sister Clarissa. Phil Boatright of North Huntingdon is Stage Manager. An advisory: the playwright uses “mild adult language”.
Shows are 8p Friday and Saturday, October 22 and 23; 2p Sunday, October 24. Tickets in advance are $16, $14 for senior citizens, $11 for students; $2 more at the door. Reserve your tickets today at https://www.thepalacetheatre.org/events/over-the-tavern/... Tickets will be available at the door for all performances. Masks and hand sanitizer will be available in the lobby for all performances. Produced by special arrangement with Playscripts Inc.
Greensburg Civic Theatre was founded in 1951 and is one of the oldest community theatre organizations in southwestern Pennsylvania. In residency since 1969 at Greensburg Garden & Civic Center, the volunteer-managed organization currently produces five shows annually, including two Greasepaint Players’ productions for family audiences. GCT always welcomes new volunteers in all areas of theatre productions from costuming to set construction, marketing to ushering. The remainder of the season includes Roald Dahl’s “Matilda The Musical Jr.” December 3 and 4; the musical “Rent” February 11-13, 2022; “Junie B Jones is Not a Crook” March 25-26, 2022; and Tennessee Williams’ “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” April 29-May 1, 2022. Season tickets are available at the same link for “Over the Tavern”, “Rent” and “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”. A family pack of tickets is available for all five productions by contacting GCT directly at info@gctheatre.org