Everybody Loves Opal

Flashback to the early 1960’s as the Old Log Theater presents John Patrick’s classic Broadway comedy, Everybody Loves Opal. Set in 1962, this upbeat family comedy is about the kind-hearted, loveable optimist, Opal Kronkie, who lives in a tumble-down mansion at the edge of the municipal dump. The general disarray of her establishment is aggravated by the fact that Opal collects things, anything that can be toted home in her little red wagon. Into her rather strange world come the con artists, Gloria, Bradford and Solomon. The crooks decide that what Opal needs is plenty of insurance, a rapid demise, and three beneficiaries (themselves). The unsavory trio concoct several elaborate schemes to “do in” Opal, only to be thwarted by her oddball antics. Through it all, Opal radiates kindness, affection and an abiding faith in the goodness of human nature.