Otterbein Summer Theatre concludes its season with The Last Night of Ballyhoo, a comedy-drama about prejudice in 1939 Atlanta. The Last Night of Ballyhoo runs Aug. 6-9 and Aug. 13-15 in the Campus Center Theatre, 100 W. Home St., Westerville.

Set in the upper-class German-Jewish society of Atlanta, Georgia in December 1939, this comedy-drama features Adolph Freitag, owner of the Dixie Bedding company and his sister and nieces who eagerly await Ballyhoo, a lavish cotillion at their restrictive country club. So assimilated that they have a Christmas tree in the parlor, this Jewish family is forced to examine prejudice within their own religious community when an attractive eligible bachelor, Joe Farkas, enters their lives.

Individual tickets for The Last Night of Ballyhoo cost $22 each. Half Price Student Rush tickets are available one hour prior to performances with a valid school ID. The opening night performance on Thursday, Aug. 6, begins at 7:30 p.m. and is followed by a reception. A matinee on Sunday, Aug. 9 begins at 2 p.m. All other performances begin at 8 p.m.

The box office is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and one hour prior to performances. Tickets can be purchased by calling the box office at 823-1109 after June 15, 2009. The Otterbein Summer Theatre Box Office is located in the lower level of the Campus Center, 100 W. Home St., Westerville. For more information, visit www.otterbein.edu/theatre.

DETAILS:
The Last Night of Ballyhoo
By: Alfred Uhry
Directed by: Ed Vaughan

Runs: August 6-9 & August 13-15

CAST LIST
LaLa........... Liz Shivener
Sunny........... Stanzi Davis
Boo........... Jonelle Browne
Reba........... Caitlin Morris
Adolph........... Eric Folks
Joe........... Steve Czarnecki
Peachy........... Matt Johnson

DESIGN TEAM
Dan Gray........... Scenic Designer
Thomas Andrew Baker........... Lighting Designer
Rebecca White........... Costume Designer
David Kerr........... Sound Designer

DATE TIME LOCATION

• Thursday, Aug. 6 - 7:30 p.m., Campus Center Theatre, 100 W. Home St., Westerville (Opening Night: Reception to follow performance)
• Friday, Aug. 7 - 8 p.m., Campus Center Theatre, 100 W. Home St., Westerville
• Saturday, Aug. 8 - 8 p.m., Campus Center Theatre, 100 W. Home St., Westerville
• Sunday, Aug. 9 - 2 p.m., Campus Center Theatre, 100 W. Home St., Westerville
• Thursday, Aug. 13 - 8 p.m., Campus Center Theatre, 100 W. Home St., Westerville
• Friday, Aug. 14 - 8 p.m., Campus Center Theatre, 100 W. Home St., Westerville
• Saturday, Aug. 15 - 8 p.m., Campus Center Theatre, 100 W. Home St., Westerville