'Romeo & Winifred' performance dates are set

The fun continues with Out of the Woods Family Theater presentation of “Romeo and Winifred”, a deliciously funny spoof of Romeo and Juliet.

Set in modern-day New York City, where the high-end Montague’s Department store and the cheapo Capulet’s Discount Mart — rival clothing stores — meet in the street to trade vicious insults. Words are their daggers, wielded with such finesse and skill that you could die laughing.

When Romeo and Winifred, the heirs to these two retail empires, fall in love, well … you know the rest. But this play has a happy ending. With pie fights instead of duels, a nurse obsessed with paper cuts, a white leisure suit-wearing Romeo (à la Saturday Night Fever), and an outrageous parody of the most romantic scene in literature, you’ll forget this story ever had anything to do with tragedy.

The script was written by Charlie Lovett and produced by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service, Inc. of Denver, Colorado. Directed by DeeAnn Boydston, the cast includes 35 talented young actors from Blanchard, Rathdrum, Spirit Lake, Athol, Newport, Oldtown and Priest River.

Performances are held at the Blanchard Community Center, 685 Rusho Lane in Blanchard. Show times are at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 18, and Friday, July 19, and at 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 20, and Sunday, July 21. Tickets are available at the door: adults, $5, youth $3; family rates are available. Doors open 30 minutes before curtain.

Out of the Woods Family Theater is a program of the Blanchard Community Arts Program through Blanchard Area Seniors InCorporated.