The Fantasticks at RiverStage Community Theatre

The Fantasticks, the funny, romantic tale of moonlight and magic, will be presented by RiverStage Community Theatre for one weekend, on September 18, 19 and 20 at 6:30pm each evening, at the Hufnagle Park Gazebo near 5th and Market Streets in Lewisburg. Admission is free and no tickets are required, but online donations are highly encouraged. Audience members will also be required to wear a mask and observe social distancing rules. For more info, call 570.989.0848 or visit www.riverstagetheatre.org.The Fantasticks by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt, is a charming musical about a boy (Matt), a girl (Luisa), and their two fathers who try to keep them apart. As the narrator asks the audience to use their imagination and follow him into a world of moonlight and magic, the boy and the girl fall in love, grow apart and finally find their way back to each other. The Fantasticks ran Off-Broadway for over 42 years, making it the longest-running musical in history. Admission to the show is free, and instead of selling tickets, RiverStage has launched an online fundraising drive of approximately $3,000 to cover the expenses for this show and to help support the theatre during the pandemic. Tax-deductible donations of any amount are appreciated, and can be made at www.gofundme.com/riverstage-fantasticks .Directed by Jove Graham, this production features Jetta Harrison, Tyler Marvin, Glenn Wilson, Fred Hooper, Elaine Pfeil, Steven Stumbris and Trey Casimir, with lighting and sound by Patrick Maynard and Stefan Eisenhower.