Whitefish Theatre Co. opens season with family comedy

The Whitefish Theatre Co.’s first main-stage theater production of its 2019-2020 season is the hilarious family comedy “Over the River and Through the Woods.”

Written by award-winning playwright Joe DiPietro (“I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change,” “Memphis”) the show will run at the O’Shaughnessy Center in Whitefish at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18, 19, 24, 25 and 26 at 7:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. Oct. 20. A sneak preview performance will also be held at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 17.

David Ackroyd as the director.

Lead character Nick is a young single man who has managed to be the only member of his family who still lives near his two sets of Italian-American grandparents in suburban New Jersey. When he tells his family he is moving to Seattle for his dream job, his wily elders launch a barrage of emotional blackmail to keep him around. Everyone will enjoy this warm-hearted, boisterously funny, and touching story about deep familial love and the heartbreaks that occur as time passes and children grow.

The production features Matt Strool as Nick, Scott Plotkin as Frank, Mona Charles as Aida, Giuseppe Caltabiano as Nunzio, Patty Thiel as Emma, and Jessica Moore as Caitlin.

Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for seniors, and $10 for students with reserved seating. Tickets for the Oct. 17 sneak preview are $12 for adults and $10 for students with general seating and can only be purchased at the door.

Tickets can be purchased at the box office, 1 Central Ave., Whitefish, or by calling 862-5371. Box office hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and one hour before performance times. Tickets can also be purchased online at www.whitefishtheatreco.org.