In 1934, the renowned tenor Tito Merelli (G. Michael Robinson, Fairborn), known to his fans as "Il Stupendo," is scheduled to sing the lead in Otello. The opera is being produced as a gala fundraiser for the Cleveland Opera Company. Unfortunately, even before the star leaves his hotel room, everything begins to unravel. Chaos ensues when Merelli's wife, Maria (Kathy DeVorak, Lewisburg), who has mistaken an autograph-seeker hidden in his closet for a secret lover, leaves him a "Dear John" letter. The distraught Merelli accidentally is given a double dose of tranquilizers to calm him and passes out. Saunders (Alain Alejandro, Englewood), the company's General Manager, is determined that the show will go on (for his own financial sake), so he asks his assistant Max (Scott Coon, Brookville) to impersonate the opera star. Max puts on the blackface makeup required for the role of Otello, and his disguise succeeds admirably – until Merelli, also in blackface, wakes up and heads for the stage. What follows is a chain-reaction of mistaken identity, farcical plot twists, double entendres, innuendoes, and constant entrances and exits through many doors that will keep audiences laughing! Rounding out the cast is Jene Rebbin Shaw (Medway), Michelle Cunningham (Brookville), Cathy Marquis (Brookville) and Trevon Rhoads (Brookville). 

Tickets are on sale at the Brookville Flower Shop and can be ordered by calling (937) 833-3531.