Pictured are cast members from left Cristian Marquez as Harry Witherspoon; Tim Yoder (in wheelchair) as The Body of Tony Hendon; and Erin Joines as Annabel Glick, in a scene from Elkhart Civic Theatre’s production of “Lucky Stiff” opening Nov. 11 at the Bristol Opera House. Photo provided by Dave Dufour.

News Release

BRISTOL — Elkhart Civic Theatre at the Bristol Opera House will present the off-the-wall musical comedy farce “Lucky Stiff” Nov. 11–20 at the Bristol Opera House, 210 E. Vistula St., Bristol.

The show will run at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 11, 12, 18 and 19 and at 3 p.m. Nov. 13 and 20.

The show is directed by Brock Butler, assisted by Courteney Ebert, with musical direction by Heidi Ferris and choreography by Cristian Marquez with Kristen Kinder.

Pictured are John Shoup as Vinnie Di Ruzzio, left, and Stephanie Yoder as Rita LaPorta in a scene from Elkhart Civic Theatre’s production of “Lucky Stiff.” Photo provided by Dave Dufour.

The cast of Lucky Stiff includes:

• Harry Witherspoon — Cristian Marquez
• Annabel Glick — Erin Joines
• Rita LaPorta — Stephanie Yoder
• Vinnie Di Ruzzio — John Shoup
• Luigi Gaudi — Tony Venable
• The Body of Tony Hendon — Tim Yoder
• Man — Preston Reddell
• Man 2 — Collin Szymanski
• Woman 1 — Libby Eichorn
• Woman 2 — Leah Tipton

Based on the novel, “The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo” by Michael Butterworth, “Lucky Stiff” is an offbeat, hilarious murder mystery farce, complete with mistaken identities, six million bucks in diamonds and a corpse in a wheelchair. “Lucky Stiff” was written by the Tony Award-winning writing team of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, and it is their first produced show.

For tickets to “Lucky Stiff,” visit www.elkhartcivictheatre.org/tickets, or call the box office at (574) 848-4116 weekday afternoons. Online sales close two hours before performances begin, and walk-in sales are only available just prior to performance times.

Cast members of “Lucky Stiff” include from left Tony Venable, Libby Eichorn, Collin Szymanski, John Shoup, Cristian Marquez, Tim Yoder (in wheelchair), Stephanie Yoder, Leah Tipton, Preston Reddell and Erin Joines. Photo provided by Dave Dufour.