Encounter Comedy at the ShowCase Players Spring Production

You never know who you might run into in an airport waiting area, from your longlost crush, to an angry motherin- law, to a man dressed up as the airport therapy dog, to a mystery man who has been living there for months and a woman with her pet in a takeout container.

Take off with the 40th anniversary of the ShowCase Players, at their production of “Airport Encounters” by Scott Mullen on the Colby High School stage. The show will be presented over two weekends, March 7, 8 and 9, and 14, 15 and 16. The group is celebrating their 40th year of providing quality theatre to the surrounding central Wisconsin area.

The ensemble cast consists of Jordan Aschenbrenner, Wausau; Elizabeth and Nathan Bier, Greenwood; Steve Geisthardt, Neillsville; Elaine Haas, Colby; Greg Jackan, Marshfield; Dawn Kasper-Harder, Medford; Debra Smith, Withee; Patricia Steiner, Withee; Jenny Weber, Colby; Roxie Wetterau, Spencer; and Samantha Yocius, Abbotsford. Making up the production crew are Paula Williams, Greenwood, stage manager; Brandon Aschenbrenner, Wausau, lights; Kevin Wyeth, Curtiss, sound, tech and publicity; and Loralee Petersen, Withee, house manager. The show is directed by Jeffer Scheuer, Owen.

This is the 65th major production for the group, which has also done several children’s and dinner theatre productions in other venues. They also offer scholarships to area high school graduates going into the arts.

Tickets for the production are $10 and are available at the door, with a dollar off for a donation of a non-perishable food item for the local food pantry.

The ShowCase Players has again partnered with the Abbotsford, Colby, Dorchester, Greenwood, Loyal, Owen and Withee public libraries to give away two pairs of show tickets per library via random drawing.

Show times for “Airport Encounters” are 7:30 p.m. March 7, 8, 14th, and 15th, with 2 p.m. matinees March 9th and 16th. This show is produced by special arrangement with Heuer Publishing LLC.