Racine Over Our Head Players 2017-18 Season Guide

RACINE, WI — Over Our Head Players announces their 26th season of live theatre in Downtown Racine. The 2017-2018 season, presented at Sixth Street Theatre, features two original productions. In addition to the 14th annual Snowdance original comedy competition, the all new Kringle ..... The Musical? Will anchor the season.

They will offer three additional full length comedies. The season includes Escanaba, opening September 8, Kringle ..... The Musical? beginning November 3, the “2018 Snowdance® 10 Minute Comedy Festival” next winter, Bakersfield Mist in early spring, and Oregon Trail: The Play! to close the season.

Season brochures are available through the box office, (262) 632-6802, and will be posted soon on the theatre’s website, www.overourheadplayers.org.

All shows are at Sixth Street Theater, 318 Sixth Street, Downtown Racine.

Performances are Fridays at 8:00 p.m., Saturdays at 5:30 and 8:00 p.m., and Sundays at 2:30 p.m.

~ 2017-18 Schedule of Performances ~

Escanaba
Final Installment in the U.P. Trilogy by Jeff Daniels
An origin story: prequel to a prequel, setting the stage for Escanaba in Love and Escanaba in da Moonlight
September 8, 9, 10; September 15, 16, 17; September 22, 23, 24
Taking us back to where it all began in 1922: As Great Grandpa Alphonse is putting the finishing
touches on the world famous Soady Deer Camp, 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.
If this were a movie, we think it would be rated “PG.”

KRINGLE…..The Musical?
Original Sketch Comedy Musical by Rich Smith and OOHP
Local humor & half-baked songs in the best original sketch comedy musical about Racine and pastry ever
written.
November 3, 4, 5; Nov. 10, 11, 12; Nov. 17, 18, 19
The pastry that made Racine famous gets the full OOHP treatment. Hear the story of generations of
the kringle-bending Yopansson clan, from Keip to Leif. All the Kringle Ladies are back, too, along with the
Oleo Mafia and as many puns, sight gags, cheap jokes, Racine references, and bakery barbs as we can fit
into one evening. This Original OOHPs Musical is sure to sell out, so secure your seat now.
If this were a movie, we think it would be rated “PG-13.”

2018 Snowdance ® 10 Minute Comedy Festival
14th Anniversary Festival!
Competition of Original Comedies
2018: Jan. 26, 27, 28; Feb. 1, 2, 3, 4; Feb. 8, 9, 10, 11; Feb. 15, 16, 17, 18; Feb. 22, 23, 24, 25
You know the drill! The hit playwriting competition draws entries from around the globe. Judges
choose the best to produce. Then, in the ultimate interactive experience, the audience votes on who should
win the cash prize. It’s original comedy plus OOHPs’ signature hijinks between plays. Utah has Sundance;
Racine has Snowdance! A great reason for season tickets – this popular event sells out.
These plays are not yet rated; they are not yet written! “R-rated” words or themes may be included.

Bakersfield Mist
Sassy Comedy / Drama Based on an Actual Incident by Stephen Sachs
Provocative and hilarious look at what makes art – and people - authentic
2018: April 6, 7, 8; April 13, 14, 15; April 20, 21 (Closes on Saturday night)
Maude, an unemployed bartender living in a trailer park, has bought a painting from a thrift store as a
gag gift. Now, she’s convinced it’s a lost Jackson Pollock masterpiece worth millions. But when world-class
art expert Lionel Percy arrives to authenticate the painting, he has no idea what he is about to discover.
Inspired by true events, class and culture clash in a hilarious punch of edgy dialogue and tingling bite.
If this were a movie, we think it would be rated “PG-13.”

Oregon Trail: The Play!
Irreverent Account of How the West Was Won by A. J. Allegra
Homage to Westerns, dysfunctional families, and cross-country road trips
2018: May 18, 19, 20; May 25, 26, 27; June 1, 2 (Closes on Saturday night)
Comedy skewering not only the beloved video game from the 1980s and 90s but American history.
In the year eighteen somethin’ somethin’, the Bootsmeyer family sets off on a troubled journey westward,
stocking up on provisions for their oxen and doing their best to survive river crossings, illnesses, hunting,
highway robbery, and a host of other dilemmas. "Happy trails are guaranteed... Grade: A" -Las Vegas
Review-Journal If this were a movie, we think it would be rated “PG.”

Curtain Times:
Friday 8:00
Saturday 5:30 & 8:00
Sunday 2:30
Thursday 7:00 (Snowdance only)

Tickets:
$18.00 Fridays and Saturdays
$15.50 Sundays and Snowdance Thursdays

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