MSJC Performing Arts Dept. presents 'Over the Tavern'

Cast members of "Over the Tavern" take part in a rehearsal for the upcoming performances.

The Performing Arts Department at Mt. San Jacinto College will present the play "Over the Tavern" this month in the Menifee Valley Campus Lab Theatre, room 207 at 28237 La Piedra Road.

Performances dates and times are April 19-20 at 7:30 p.m.; April 21 at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and April 22 at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.

The director's synopsis of the play:

It’s 1959 in Buffalo, New York. Ed Sullivan is on TV every Sunday night, gas is 25 cents and kids pretend to be Superman. Boys slick their hair back and girls tease their hair up. Let MSJC take you back to the good old days with their production of "Over the Tavern."

It was a simpler time, but not around the Pazinski household over their father’s tavern. Dad runs the bar, Mom runs the family and 12-year-old Rudy is running everybody crazy. He’s a smart, wise-cracking kid who's starting to question family values and the Roman Catholic Church. When he goes up against the ruler-wielding Sister Clarissa and announces that instead of being confirmed he'd rather shop around for a more "fun" religion, all hell breaks loose.

"Over the Tavern" is a show for anyone who has had a family or survived one. It's a warm and hilarious look at family and growing up with lots of love and laughs. There is some mild adult language; not recommended for children under 11.

Ticket prices: General Admission $10, Students with SGA sticker $9.

Online ticket sales at https://calendar.msjc.edu/event/over-the-tavern/

Box office: 951-639-5790

Click here for a YouTube commercial promoting the play.