Hilarious New Play Opens at Ivoryton Playhouse This Week! 1970s Nostalgia & Family Chaos in ‘Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help’

September 30, 2025 – Ivoryton, CT — Ivoryton Playhouse kicks off October with Kate Forgette’s heart-warming, laugh-out-loud family comedy, Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, opening this week (October 2) and running through October 26.

Set in 1973 Boston, the play follows teenager Linda O’Shea as one well-intended “birds and bees” talk detonates into a full-blown household emergency, complete with a nosy neighbor, an eavesdropping priest, and a family scrambling to circle the wagons. It’s sharp, big-hearted, and just the right amount of rebellious. It’s like your favorite vintage record turned up to 11.

“Those teenage ‘end of the world’ moments become the stories we treasure,” says executive producer Ben Hope. “This play nails that feeling, and audiences will absolutely adore it. It is as funny as it is heartfelt.”

Directed by Jacqueline Hubbard, this female-centered ‘coming-of-age’ story features a stellar creative team of designers: Starlet Jacobs (scenic), Shyloh-Symone Bailey (audio engineering & sound), Autum Casey (lighting), Kat Schorn (props), and Liz Saylor (costumes), and is stage-managed by James Joseph Clark*.

The phenomenal cast features Rod Brogan*, Rebecka Jones*, Amber Quick*, Maggie Hamel, and Autumn Eliza Sheffy.

*Appearing courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association.

Performances (Oct 2–26)

• Wed 2:00 PM (except opening week)

• Thu 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM

• Fri 7:30 PM

• Sat 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM (No matinee opening week)

• Sun 2:00 PM

Ivoryton Playhouse is located at 103 Main Street in Ivoryton, CT.

Tickets are available at ivorytonplayhouse.org or by calling the box office at (860) 767-7318