When a professor finds a long-lost manuscript that would bring worldwide fame and then loses it, she calls on the ancient Greek gods of comedy to get her out of the mess.
For young professor Daphne Rain, the first surprise is that the gods show up. The second surprise is that any two people — even if they are gods — can wreak so much havoc on one university.
The Ivy League will never be the same as a pair of screwball deities encounter the carnal complexity of college coeds, campus capers and conspicuous consumption.
Richmond Civic Theatre is offering six performances of the two-hour “The Gods of Comedy” starting Jan. 18.
The madcap comedy is rated PG-13, and RCT staff advise parental discretion for children younger than 14.
Brady Day, who graduated from Centerville Senior High School in 2018 and then majored in musical theater at Anderson University, is serving as director.
He is a music teacher at Northeastern Elementary in addition to being an actor, songwriter and playwright/screenwriter.
Several members of Day’s family, including his wife Emma, parents Hollie and Mike Day, and sister Madison Dishmond, are serving in roles such as light board operator, assistant director, deck crew and stage manager. The Days have been involved at RCT in various off- and onstage roles through the years.
If you go
What: “The Gods of Comedy”
When: Jan. 18-20 and 26-28. Shows at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sunday.
Cost: In advance: $20 adults; $17 students and seniors 65-plus; groups of 10-plus, $13. Day of show: $22 adults, $18 students/seniors.
Discounts: All upper balcony seats are $10 any day. Tickets are buy-one-get-one-free on Jan. 18 only with online code BOGO.
Box office: 765-962-1816 or gorct.org
Who’s involved?
Production team: Brady Day, Hollie Day, Madison Dishmond, Cindy Perez, Connie Gareiss, Julie Pickett, Aaron Clarke and Sajen Hernandez
Crew: Barb Blanford, Mike Day, Emma Day, Sajen Hernandez, Halie Scott, Ella Jaynes, Alaina Harris, Carol Sexton, Larry Sexton, Lynn Voss, Sarah Alexander, Mickey White and Aaron Clarke
Cast: Andy Shepherd, Josh Hunsinger, Ian Kinder, Justine Blank, Kori Jennings, Angi Wilson, Eric Swango, Daniel Phelps, Allison Mopps, Brooklyn Fowler, Nolan Heiderich and various cameo recordings.
A version of this article appeared in the January 17 2024 print edition of the Western Wayne News.