PowPAC presents OVER THE TAVERN

Set in Buffalo, New York, the playwright's home town, Over the Tavern carries us back to the Eisenhower years of the 1950s and introduces us to the Pazinskis - Mom, Dad and their four children, Eddie, Annie, Georgie and, the hero of our tale, 12-year-old Rudy, a precocious kid who's starting to question family values and the Roman Catholic Church. Rudy believes God put us on earth to "have fun," and he's trying to figure out why his family isn't having any. When Rudy goes up against the ruler-wielding Sister Clarissa and announces that instead of being confirmed he'd rather shop around for a more "fun" religion, all hell breaks loose

Over the Tavern was written by Tom Dudzick, directed by Annette Alliano and produced by Dorothy Courtney. The show is presentedby special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc. and features Loie Gail as Sister Clarissa, Mary Ann Van Sickle as Ellen, John Wilcox as Chet, Devin Wade as Eddie, Jessica Buck as Annie, Michael Moreau as Rudy and Jeffrey Atterbury as Georgie.

Author Tom Dudzick is one of the few American Playwrights who makes a living at it. This play, originally published in 2006, is the first of his "Over the Tavern Trilogy," a semi-fictional trio of comedies based on his early years in Buffalo. The play has broken box office records all over the country, ran for over a year in Chicago and garnered critical praise such as:

A memorial plaque has been placed in front of Dudzick's boyhood home in Buffalo, commemorating his father's tavern and the play it inspired.

PowPAC is participating in the San Diego Theatre Connection Spring Forward Food Drive, which begins Monday, March 20 (the first day of spring) and ends on April 16 (Easter Sunday). We encourage patrons to help the San Diego Food Bank support people in need by filling the red collection tubs in the lobby with your donations of the following items:

• canned meats (tuna, ham, chicken)?• canned vegetables

• canned fruits?• peanut butter

• beans, rice & cereal?• infant formula

• powdered milk?• toothpaste, toothbrushes

• canned soup, pasta?• diapers, toilet paper

Over the Tavern opens Friday, March 24, 2017 and runs for fiveweekends, closing Sunday, April 23, 2017. Shows are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 2 pm. Tickets are available online at www.powpac.org, and are $22 general admission; $20 for students, seniors and active duty military. The play contains some mild adult language.

PowPAC is Poway's only community theater and is located in the heart of Poway at 13250 Poway Road, upstairs in Lively Center, close to a variety of restaurants, and with acres of free parking. The theater is handicap accessible via an elevator in the rear of the building. The company is an independent, all-volunteer 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Now celebrating its 36th season, PowPAC, Poway's Community Theatre, continues to present high quality shows that delight, amuse, fascinate and entertain.

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