Alligator Road Coming to Stoneham

The alligators just disappeared from the Stone Zoo and days later the Greater Boston Stage Company in Lynnfield debuts a new show, Alligator Road. Coincidence?

But we're pretty sure the zoo's alligators went back to South Carolina and the stars Alligator Road are in a hardware store, not a zoo. Alligator Road is an off-beat comedy that unravels notions of family, race, and giving away the store. As told on the company website:

"Meet the sweet, trashy and slightly hot Kathy, the newly widowed owner of a hardware store. Kathy hasn't quite been herself lately ... Not only did she yarn bomb the family hardware store (which, if it were a craft store, would have been FANTASTIC), she also gave it away to a complete stranger. Needless to say, her big mouthed-college-age daughter is just a tad PO'd, and she wants the store back. This brand-new play by Maine playwright Callie Kimball examines the pushes and pulls of family, community and race in a funny and heartfelt way."

The show will run from Oct. 12-29 and tickets, which range from $40 to $55, are on sale at the Greater Boston Stage Company website.