Over Our Head Players Presents North Woods Comedy in Racine

RACINE, WI — Over Our Head Players opens their 26th season with the North Woods comedy Escanaba by Jeff Daniels. An origin story full of Up North humor, Escanaba runs three weekends September 8 - 24 at the Sixth Street Theatre, 318 Sixth Street, Downtown Racine.

Reservations are available through the box office, (262)632-6802 or at www.overourheadplayers.org. Tickets are $15.50 - $18.

Escanaba is a prequel to both Escanaba in da Moonlight and Escanaba in Love, both of which OOHPs produced in 2010.

Taking us back to where it all began in 1922, Great Grandpa Alphonse is putting the finishing touches on the world famous Soady Deer Camp when wild-eyed James Negamanee from Menominee bursts through the door, fleeing a black bear. Together, they set in motion the time-honored Soady Deer Camp traditions, including the legend of the Great Soady Ridge Buck and the secret ingredient for making the perfect pasty.

Plenty of Up North humor plus a little reflection on what makes a place a home.

The Escanaba cast includes Len Maki, Robbie Shaw, and Mark Wyss. Cody Ernest directs, Rich Smith production manages, and Nicholas Hoyt stage manages Escanaba.

Escanaba runs September 8, 9, 10; 15, 16, 17; and 22, 23, 24, 25, 26. Fridays are at 8:00; Saturdays are at 5:30 and 8:00; Sundays are at 2:30. Tickets are $18.00 on Fridays and Saturdays and $15.50 on Sundays. For reservations or information, please call the box office, (262)632-6802 or visit www.overourheadplayers.org. All performances are at the Sixth Street Theatre, 318 Sixth Street, Racine. Advance reservations are recommended as previous productions have sold out.

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