Cook Forest Sawmill Center for the Arts

July 26 - 27, 2024 at 8 pm
July 28, 2024 at 2 pm
August 2 - 3, 2024 at 8 pm
August 4, 2024 at 2 pm

Tickets: $15.00

Bye Bye Birdie was first produced on Broadway in 1962, and was later adapted for film. In 1995, the remake, a made for television special followed the play storyline more closely, than the original film.

Bye Bye Birdie revolves around Rock & Roll Superstar Conrad Birdie and his agent, Albert Peterson, who has gone into debt promoting him. All of Alberts hard work is finally going to pay off when Birdie is drafted into the Army. To make matters worse, Rosie, Albert’s long time secretary and love interest, quits. She’s waited eight years for Albert to quit the music business and become a “settled down English teacher.” Rosie comes up with a plan to pay off Albert’s debts by staging a publicity stunt prior to Birdie leaving for the Army. On the Ed Sullivan Show, one lucky girl will be given a “Last Kiss” by Conrad Birdie before he goes off to the Army. Welcome to Sweet Apple, Ohio, home of Kim MacAffee, the lucky girl, her family, and friends, and a cast of towns people you will not soon forget, not to mention Albert’s long suffering and insufferable mother, Mae. Together they make a cast of characters that will warm your heart, make you laugh, and want to dance along.

Friends of Cook Forest and Slapstick Productions present Comedy in the Forest at Verna Leith Theatre with David Kaye, Lisa Chimenti-Foster, and Doug Sluk!

Proceeds will benefit the Ridge Campground Playground Project.

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August 21 - 23, 2024 at 8 pm
August 24, 2024 at 2 pm
Tickets: $15.00

It's December 20, 1970, and Elvis Presley has disappeared. No one, not even his wily manager, "The Colonel," knows of his whereabouts. But the Colonel is all shook up because he has racked up a secret debt -- and with the King himself missing, the only way to pay it off is to find an Elvis impersonator within 24 hours. Hijinks ensue as the Colonel takes desperate measures to replace a man who is irreplaceable, all while keeping the prying eyes of a nosy reporter at bay and figuring out what happened to the real Elvis.

Daily: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

1st Auction on Saturday at 4 p.m.
2nd Auction on Sunday at 3:30 p.m.

Auction Registration begins at 3:00 p.m.

Come see carvers in action as they create beautiful works of art from a simple log. Stay for the auctions to bid on and purchase some of these beautiful pieces!

The Sawmill Craft Market will be open daily.