Published: April 17, 2008 01:11 pm            

‘The Great Ice Cream Scheme’

St. Anthony High School in Effingham will host a dinner theater production at 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 18, at the school’s Enlow Center.

Tickets are $12 and include a dinner catered by Deb’s Catering. Reserve tickets are available by calling 217-342-6969.

The production will be “The Great Ice Cream Scheme” by Billy St. John. Everyone in town knows Pop Sicle’s Ice Cream Parlor serves the best ice cream in town. Thanks to a secret recipe known only to Pop, his sister, Nana Peel, and his adopted son, Robin Baskins, Pop has the competition covered. When the cold-hearted villain, I.C. Custard decides to steal Pop’s recipe, things get a little sticky. Custard hires an accomplice, Parfait Deluxe, an ex-chorus girl and total klutz.

Despite her shortcomings, Parfait is instructed to entice the recipe from Robin. But Robin has given his heart — and lips — to Marsha Mellow, the sweet young waitress Nana has just hired. Employees getting locked in the freezer, a stagestruck prop man, a scoop of madcap characters and a show-stopping fight all make “The Great Ice Cream Scheme” a delightfully flavorful show.

Cast members for the show are Kelli Griffin, Andrew Schutzbach, Katlyn Hanner, Lewis Martin, Gary Hanner, Jessica Rhodes, Braden Maher, Paul Sudkamp, Kristi Goldstein, Megan McDevitt and Max Konrad. Stage crew is Brett Willenborg, James Hutchinson, Marilyn Sudkamp and Kaitlyn Connerly.

Directors are Mr. Nick Slicer, Ms. Christy Cyrus and Mr. Glen Webb. Make-up supervisor is Mrs. Linda Hanner.