Ridgewater Theatre to Rerun “Dearly Departed” Jan. 25-26
January 11, 2024
“Dearly Departed” will return to the stage of the Ridgewater College Theatre come January 25-26 at Ridgewater’s Willmar campus. Showtimes are at 7:00 p.m., with tickets available at the college bookstores or at the theatre box office.
“The cast did a great job with the show back in November,” said Ridgewater Director Matt Hegdahl. “We’d all love to give audiences another chance to appreciate the humor, storyline and talent that make this production a real fun one.”
Written by David Dean Bottrell and Jessie Jones, “Dearly Departed” is a Southern-fried comedy of rural chaos and casket humor set in the backwoods of the Bible Belt where the Turpin family experiences life and death in messy and hilarious ways.
Despite efforts to collect themselves for a family funeral, other distractions such as children, bills, drinking, and neighbors overshadow the solemn occasion. A community of eccentric misfits helps to pull them together in their time of need.
This play contains some mature language and content and may not be suitable for all ages.
Performances will run Thursday, January 25 and Friday, January 26 in the Willmar campus Fine Arts Building. The box office opens at 6:00 p.m., doors to the theatre open at 6:30 p.m., and shows start at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $10 and available at the Ridgewater Bookstores in Willmar and Hutchinson and at the door on show nights. Admission is free for students and staff.
