The University of Findlay will present its first theater production of the new academic year Sept. 30 – Oct. 4. “A Company of Wayward Saints” will be performed in Ritz Auditorium, located in Old Main, at 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday.

Tickets are available. Contact the UF Box Office at 419-434-5335.

“A Company of Wayward Saints” was written by George Herman. The play is about a troupe of commedia dell‘arte actors who wander by mistake into an allegory.

They are trying desperately to get home, but they have no money to do so. A nobleman in the audience agrees to help them if they perform a play for him.

They agree to perform “The History of Man,” and so begins a delightful journey.  The first act is done in the style of commedia dell‘arte using appropriate masks and costumes. The second act is done in a more realistic setting without masks. This play is a beautiful mosaic of life portrayed through humor and human understanding.

The play is directed by Vicki McClurkin. Other staff members include Kathy Newell, costumer; Matthew Stimmel, technical director; Jerry Deall, scenic designer; and Samantha Woodman, stage manager.

Cast members are Tom LaLonde as Harlequin; Kevin Subler as Scapino; Gary Flowers as Pantalone; Dr. Marie Louden-Hanes as Dottore; Tim Dunn as Capitano; Tim Sherman as Tristano; Michelle Billen as Columbine; Kara Wilkinson as Ruffiana; and Krissy Randolph as Isabella.