The touching comedy The Sweet Delilah Swim Club will be presented by the Little Theatre of Tuscarawas County for a run of nine performances opening April 25th.  There will be a special Mother's Day matinee performance on May 11th.   The performance dates are April 25- May 11, 2025.

 

The comedy written by Jesse Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten is about five unforgettable women whose friendships began many years ago on their college swim team. Free from husbands, kids, and jobs, they meet at the same beach cottage every summer, the “Sweet Delilah” on North Carolina’s Outer Banks to catch up, laugh, take a dip in the ocean and meddle in each other’s lives. The play focuses on four of those weekends and spans a period of thirty-three years as they work through the challenges of men, sex, marriage, parenting, divorce, and aging.

 

“This delightful script is part Steel Magnolias, and part Designing Women -  and a touch of The Golden Girls,” explains director Don Irven. “It is a delightful story that celebrates the strength and beauty of female friendships through laughter, tears, and love.”

 

The Sweet Delilah Swim Club has been performed in numerous theatres across the globe. This is the 20th anniversary of the three playwrights who together have written 26 comedies that have been performed across America and around the world. Jamie Wooten, one of the playwrights, was a writer/producer for many seasons of the classic television series The Golden Girls, where he won the Writers Guild of America award.

 

The veteran cast of five includes Cheryl Foutz, Elizabeth Thomakos, Judy Garver, Michele Davis and Jackie Luthy.  The production team includes director Irven; Chester Boffo, assistant director; Morgan Mitchell, Production Stage Manager; Joe Compton, scenic and lighting design; Matt Spies,Chelsea Rhodes,Rosemarie Lakota, stage crew; Pam Douglas, props; Elizabeth Thomakos, costume design; Marianne Hughes, Clare Cannizzaro, costume assistants; Seth Rhodes, light board operator; Machelle Miller, sound; Jane Deitrick, Michele Davis, set dressing; Debi DeVore, hair & wigs; Peggy Sibila, painter; Kait Gallagher-Wilsterman, social media; Lee Elliott, publicity; Kathy Bergstrom, poster/show logo design; and Jade Boffo, producer.

 

Performances are on the weekends, April 25-May 11th. Friday and Saturday performances are at 7:30pm with matinee performances on Sundays at 2:30pm.  All seats are reserved, and tickets can be purchased for $20 at the door or by calling the KSU PAC box office at 330-308-6400. You may also purchase tickets in person by visiting the PAC box office during their normal business hours and online at www.TheLittleTheatreOnline.org.

The theatre will present a special Mother's Day ticket offer on Sunday, May 11th at 2:30pm. A free Mother's Day ticket will be provided with a purchased ticket at the door at the box office day of show only. 

 

The Sweet Delilah Swim Club is sponsored by Virginia & Todd Whetstone.  The Little Theatre 2024-25 season is sponsored by TuscoMFG. The Little Theatre is located at 466 Carrie Ave. NW in New Philadelphia.