by TOM ZIEGLER

MARCH 12-13, 19-21, 25-27 | 2010

COMEDY | Mertle Mae Tucker supports herself, her canary, a blind cat and her dad who spent a season in 1955 on the bench with the New York Yankees. Mert meets a young executive in a night class and her dad (who speaks regularly to an imaginary Casey Stengel) must decide if he is willing to be “traded to Cleveland” (an old-folks home there) to let Mert follow her big chance in life. Don’t miss this beguiling romantic comedy just in time for baseball season!

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directed by REBECCA WILLIAMS

with LISA LaGRANDE as Mert  •  BOB SHELLENBERGER as Anton  •  MATTHEW SHUMAN as Frank

REVIEWS & ARTICLES

Tamara McClaran, SHORELINES: “Rebecca Williams is a first-rate director who has scored a hit with “Home Games.” She assembled a talented cast and laid the groundwork for high-energy antics and thoughtful and touching messages about some of life’s difficult decisions.” … READ FULL REVIEW

Dick Kerekes, EU JACKSONVILLE: “Anyone who has been doing community theatre for fifty years has earned the title of Old Pro, and indeed, Bob Shellenberger has been one of the most dependable and talented senior actors in this city, doing shows at all the venues including the Alhambra Dinner Theatre. … He is marvelous as the old baseball player.” … READ FULL REVIEW

Tamara McClaran, SHORELINES: “With just three people in the cast, the play features meaty, large parts for all… We all have questions like this we have to ask.” … READ FULL ARTICLE