Marion, OH – Under the direction of Emily Yaksic, more than forty young people from Marion and surrounding areas are coming together to present a live production at the historic Marion Palace Theatre stage. The cast, ranging in ages 7 years to 13 years, will perform a comedy play, “Back to the 80s” on Friday, February 18 at 7:00 p.m., Saturday, February 19 at 7:00 p.m., and Sunday, February 20 at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are on sale now.
Written by Dean O’Carroll, “Back to the 80s.” follows the story of modern teen Mary Fitzfry (played by Alexis Folk) after she is sent back in time by an eccentric Professor Gelb (Abby Wickham). Mary finds herself in the middle of a cavalcade of 80s pop culture from the mall where everything happens and a suburban sitcom street to meeting a group of teens in breakfast-time detention and wise-cracking guys chasing ghosts and dancing zombies.
Joining Folk and Wickham in the production are Alayna Adams, Ayden Ash, Elly Ash, Kenneth Ash III, Emma Bradac, Gwen Brown, Swayze Carlyle, Harper Davis, Lexi Edens, Skylee Gottfried, Skyler Hatten, Jasmine Ho, Derek Holderman, Ryleigh Holderman, Myles Hursey, Cheyenne Jordan, Harleigh Kennedy, Paysleigh Kennedy, Devyn Kindell, Elise Kramp, Joe Maharry,Jillian Matthews, Amelia McFarland, Connor Moore, Keygen Moore, Mallori Polley, Sophia Raimo, Scarlett Roston, Elli Schenk, Halli Schenk, Alexa Schertzer, Eden Schertzer, Olivia Shirring, Andryc Stump, Lucy Turner, Avelyn Tway, Leelah Wagner, Brooklyn Wallace, Anthony Wampler, Maebry Werling, Waverly Werling, Katelyn Wicker, and Layla Willey.
For the best seats, order your tickets early in person at the Palace Theatre Box Office, 276 W Center Street, by phone (740) 383-2101, or online www.marionpalace.org. Ticket prices for the show are $19 adults, $12 children age 12 & younger. Tickets will also be available at the door one hour before each performance. “Back to the 80s” is sponsored by Pillar Credit Union. Palace programming is made possible in part by state tax dollars allocated by the Ohio Legislature to the Ohio Arts Council (OAC) and is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.
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If You Go
WHAT: Marion Palace Theatre production of “Back to the 80s - A Risky, Goonie, Breakfasty Tale of Totally Tubular Time Travel" by Dean O’Carroll.
WHEN: 7:00 p.m. – Friday, February 18 and Saturday, February 19 and 2 p.m. – February 20, 2022
WHERE: Marion Palace Theatre, 276 W Center St., Marion OH 43302
RUNNING TIME: approximately 75 minutes
TICKETS: $19 Adults, and $12 Children age 12 and under.