Love can remain a somewhat shallow thing until people have suffered a little. The fathers of two young lovers, Louisa and Matt, deliberately make things difficult for them in order to bring them closer together, and even arrange a mock abduction which allows the boy to rescue the girl from fake bandits (who are "ham" actors hired for the purpose) from the Spaniard, El Gallo, who is somewhat a personification of Destiny. When the lovers discover the whole thing was contrived, discontent sets in and they have to be really hurt before they can treasure one another.
Performance Schedule
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
| 8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 8:00 pm |
13 8:00 pm |
14 8:00 pm |
| 15 5:00 pm |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 8:00 pm |
20 8:00 pm |
21 8:00 pm |
The days in the calendar are color-coded:
| White | Plenty of seats were available |
| Yellow | A popular performance, but seats were available |
| Red | A very popular show, very few seats were available |
Directed by Kathy Ludt, with musical direction by Len Rogach, the cast of The Fantasticks included
| El Gallo | Dave Ludt |
| Luisa | Victoria Rogach |
| Matt | Nick Adams |
| Huck | John Bausch |
| Bellamy | David Kolodziejski |
| Henry | Ken Gagne |
| Mortimer | Brennan Clark |
| The Mute | Anna Cometa |
Thanks to the Worcester Telegram for a review (subscription required) in the 25 June edition.