Erma comes to life on stage : University of Dayton, Ohio

Sunday March 25, 2018

Erma comes to life on stage

Dayton's own Erma Bombeck will come to life on stage in the touching, entertaining one-woman comedy, Erma Bombeck: At Wit's End.

Join us at one of four special performances April 19-22 benefiting the Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop endowment. Tickets are limited for the show, which runs in the intimate, 54-seat performance space at the Caryl D. Philips Creativity Center, 116 N. Jefferson St. in downtown Dayton.

Human Race Theatre Company's resident artist Jennifer Joplin stars as the literary icon whose candid commentary on life as a woman, spouse and mother made her the champion of suburban housewives everywhere and her newspaper columns a mainstay on kitchen refrigerators for more than 30 years. Full of personal anecdotes and sprinkled with plenty of Erma's famous one-liners, it's a charming biography that proves "if you can't make it better, you can laugh at it."

VIP tickets are $50 for the 8 p.m. opening preview on Thursday, April 19, which includes a meet-and-greet reception with the actress after the play at Uno Pizzeria and Grill, 126 N. Main St. Mingle with the star of the one-woman show and enjoy light refreshments and a cash bar. Tickets for the remaining 8 p.m. shows on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday are $30. Tickets can be purchased for the preview performances by calling 937-228-3630 and using the code ERMA18 or clicking on this special link.

Written by Allison Engel and Margaret Engel and directed by Heather N. Powell, the play officially opens Thursday, April 26 and runs through May 13. The show runs 60 minutes, without an intermission.

Erma Bombeck: At Wit's End, playing on stages around the country, is bringing Erma's wit and wisdom to a new generation. The University of Dayton's immensely popular Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop, offered every two years, is dedicated to celebrating Bombeck's legacy and inspiring writers.

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