Please note this performance takes place at Weathervane Playhouse in Newark, Ohio.*
By Billy St. John
Join us for our 5th annual melodrama fundraiser! Purchase soft tomatoes to toss at the stage towards the actors as they portray eccentric and over the top characters.
When lovely young widow Penny Candy and her baby, Ruth, are taken in by her Aunt Praline, owner of The Sweet Shoppe candy store, little does Penny know both love and danger lie ahead. The villainous Sidney Swindle is determined to buy The Sweet Shoppe as part of his plan to sell the property to the city for America’s first subway system. Should Praline refuse his offer, Sidney is prepared to do away with her and her heirs in order to obtain the land at public auction!
With the help of his beautiful but less than brilliant cohort in crime, Ada Sourball, the villain sets his evil scheme in motion. The hilarious results include the kidnapping of Baby Ruth, an attempt to burn down The Sweet Shoppe, and a wild chase through the audience with the good guys pelting the villains with candy (AKA tomatoes).
Performance Dates and Times:
- Friday, August 6th, 2027 at 7:30 PM
- Saturday, August 7th, 2027 at 2:00 PM
- Saturday, August 7th, 2027 at 7:30 PM
- Sunday, August 8th, 2027 at 2:00 PM
Season subscriptions are on sale now! Single tickets on sale March 1, 2027.
Family Content – Suitable for the whole family.
For handicap or accessible seating with no stairs, please contact the Box Office at 740-366-4616. Accessible seating is limited and on a first-come, first-serve basis.
*Please note that fees will be applied to all single ticket orders paid with via credit card. Single ticket purchases made in person at the Box Office with cash or check will have these fees waived. Find details about ticketing fees here.
All ticket sales are final. There will be no refunds issued for any ticket sales regardless of circumstance. This includes main stage season tickets, main stage single tickets, gift certificates, and Weathervane Theatre Academy production ticket sales.
Produced by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service, Inc., Denver, Colorado.
