{"id":202042,"date":"2026-01-28T22:18:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T03:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=202042"},"modified":"2026-01-28T22:18:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T03:18:54","slug":"vwct-ready-to-present-new-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2026\/01\/28\/vwct-ready-to-present-new-production\/","title":{"rendered":"VWCT ready to present new production"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Van Wert Civic Theatre has announced the upcoming production of Neil Simon\u2019s beloved romantic comedy, <em>Barefoot in the Park<\/em>, a witty and heartwarming look at marriage, compromise, and the chaos of first apartments.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Barefoot-in-the-Park-1-2026.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-202057\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Screenshot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>Barefoot in the Park<\/em> plunges audiences into the hilarious ups and downs of newlyweds Paul and Corie Bratter as they navigate life in their first walk-up apartment\u2014six flights up, no heat, and plenty of opinions. This Neil Simon classic explores the clash of personalities at the early crossroads of marriage, revealing the comedic struggles that come with learning how to live, love, and grow together. Filled with laughter and touching moments, the play reminds us that strong connections can thrive even with big differences, and that love often depends on compromise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cast for <em>Barefoot in the Park<\/em> includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul Bratter \u2014 Adam Shanaman<br>Corie Bratter \u2014 Alea Rex<br>Mrs. Banks \u2014 Amber Evans<br>Victor Velasco \u2014 Travis Nihiser<br>Telephone Repairman \u2014 Ed Eichler<br>Delivery Person \u2014 Dizzy Lantz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Performances will be held February 6, 7, 8 and 13, 14, 15 at the Van Wert Civic Theatre. Evening performances begin at 7:30 p.m., with Sunday matinees at 2 p.m.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tickets are $16 and may be purchased by visiting vwct.org or by calling the box office at 419.238.9689.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Submitted information The Van Wert Civic Theatre has announced the upcoming production of Neil Simon\u2019s beloved romantic comedy, Barefoot in the Park, a witty and heartwarming look at marriage, compromise, and the chaos of first apartments. Barefoot in the Park plunges audiences into the hilarious ups and downs of newlyweds Paul and Corie Bratter as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-202042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-11 07:38:52","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202042"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202042\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":202058,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202042\/revisions\/202058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}