Possum Point Players musical 'Spitfire Grill' starts June 3

"Order up! Order up!" Things are definitely cooking at "The Spitfire Grill" as Possum Point Players prepare an early summer presentation of the humorous and touching musical. Show dates are Friday-Sunday, June 3-5 and 9-11. Friday and Saturday shows are at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m.

Tickets are $23 for adults, $22 for seniors and students. To purchase tickets, go to www.possumpointplayers.org or call 302-856-4560. James Valcq and Fred Alley collaborated on the musical version of "The Spitfire Grill," which was originally produced as a movie. The show is suitable for all audiences.

Director Kenney Workman of Milford and music director Melanie Bradley of Lewes have assembled a cast of actor/singers, many well-known, and a very welcome newcomer. Familiar faces include Abby Chesney, Don Megee and Sarah Rose from Georgetown; Denise Baker, Frederica; Cheryl Graves, Rehoboth Beach; and Steven Dow, Lewes. Making his first appearance with Possum Point Players is Dan Foskey, also from Lewes.

In "The Spitfire Grill," a feisty parolee attempts to leave her old life behind as she follows her dreams, based on a page from an old travel book. Her journey leads her to a small town in Wisconsin where she ends up working at Hannah's Spitfire Grill. The outdated travel book shows a picturesque location with green forests, gentle hills and clear running streams. However, the town is now depressed, and the only eatery is for sale.

There are no takers for Hannah's grill until the newcomer, Percy the parolee, suggests that she raffle it off. Entry fees are $100, and the best essay on “Why you want the grill” wins. The raffle brings attention to the grill and the little town, and also opens the residents to awareness of their surroundings and what really exists there. Friendships, romance, easing of old pains and maybe even acceptance of the busybody town gossip all develop musically with humor and tenderness.