South Lakes Theatre Arts Presents 'The Man Who Came to Dinner'

South Lakes Theatre Arts will present “The Man Who Came to Dinner” in performances Friday and Saturday; the production debuted Thursday night.

The performances today and Saturday will take place at the school at 11400 South Lakes Drive at the following times:

• Friday: 7 p.m.
• Saturday: 2 p.m., 7 p.m.

Tickets are $8 for students and seniors or $10 at the door. $10 for adults or $12 at the door. Save $2 by buying your tickets online.

A synopsis of the play, courtesy of South Lakes:

“The Man Who Came to Dinner” is a comedy in three acts by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. The play is set in the small town of Mesalia, Ohio in the weeks leading to Christmas in the 1930s.

The exposition reveals that the famously outlandish radio wit Sheridan Whiteside (‘Sherry’ to his friends) of New York City was invited to dine at the house of rich factory owner Ernest W. Stanley and his family. However, before Whiteside enters the house, he slips on a patch of ice outside the front door and injures his hip. He is attended by Dr. Bradley, the absent-minded town physician, Miss Preen, his frantic nurse, and Maggie Cutler, his faithful secretary.

Confined to the house for a month, Sherry drives his hosts mad by viciously insulting them, monopolizing their house and staff, running up large phone bills, and receiving many bizarre guests, including paroled convicts. However, Sherry manages to befriend the Stanleys’ children, June and Richard, as well as Mr. Stanley’s eccentric older sister Harriet.