Hamilton-Gibson’s production of “The Old Cookie Shop” or “Nellie was a Baker ‘Cause She Kneaded the Dough” are at 7:30 p.m. this Thursday, Friday and Saturday, June 15, 16 and 17 and at 2:30 p.m. this Sunday, June 18 in the Warehouse Theatre at 3 Central Avenue in Wellsboro during the 81st Annual Pennsylvania State Laurel Festival.

There are lots of laugh-out-loud moments and surprises during this family-friendly comedic melodrama.

There is a maiden in distress, a gallant hero and a villain as required in any good comedic melodrama.  The audience is welcome to boo and hiss and to get involved in the action in other ways, too.

“The show is less than an hour, has constant action and is an over-the-top comedy,” said Director Titus Himmelberger. “It offers good old-fashioned fun for the whole family.

Sweet, young Nellie O’Grady (Breeze-Lyn Bronkoski) is about to lose her cookie shop to the evil banker, Mortimer Whiplash (David Gordon). It’s love at first sight for Harry Goodwell (Thomas Bishop), the handsome legal assistant to Whiplash when he first casts his eyes on the lovely Nellie.

Will the cookie shop be saved from foreclosure? When all seems lost, kindly old Doctor Gilbert (Herb Johnson) reveals a startling secret that could save the cookie shop, foil Whiplash, and see true love triumph over evil in the hilarious conclusion.

Others in the cast are Jayna Brodnicki as Mrs. Rosie O’Grady, Lacey Harvey as Mrs. White and Elizabeth Bishop as Mrs. Darbey. 

Admission is $10 for an adult and $5 for anyone 18 or under. There is also a special price of $25 for a family of up to five.

Order tickets at hgp.booktix.com or by calling 570-724-2079 with credit card information. Tickets will also be sold at the door beginning an hour before each performance. 

For more information about the show, call 570-724-2079 or email hamgib@gmail.com.