Dearly Departed

Presented by the Elmira Little Theatre! Not since "Steel Magnolias" has a more colorful and dysfunctional group of Southern eccentrics gathered below the Mason-Dixon line. When the patriarch of the Turpin family keels over dead in the first scene, the struggle to get him buried involves the whole clan, including the not-so-grieving widow who wants to put “Mean and Surly” on the tombstone. Amidst the chaos, the Turpins turn for comfort to their friends and neighbors, an eccentric community of misfits who just manage to pull together and help each other through their hours of need. Written by David Bottrell and Jessie Jones.

For tickets, call (607) 734-8191 or (800) 724-0159.

Dates: Friday, March 16/2012 to Sunday, March 18/2012

Times: Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday

Location: Clemens Center, 207 Clemens Center Parkway, Elmira NY

Website: http://www.clemenscenter.com