The Zion Opera Workshop will present “Anything Goes.”

Show times are at 7:30 p.m. March 2, 3, and 4. A matinee performance will be presented at 2 p.m. March 4.

Tickets are $10 and available from Carbon County Music and More, Zion’s church office or from any cast member.

School, scout or other social groups of 20 or more can get tickets for $9 each for Thursday of Friday performances only. Groups will get a “shout out” during the announcements before the show.

The show focuses on the adventures of Reno Sweeney, a night club singer who is played by long time ZOW actress, Laura Reichard.

Reno is rarely seen without her angels who are played by ZOW veterans Eliza Cressley, Brenna Hunt and newcomer to the stage this year, Sophia Wentz.

Billy Crocker, a friend of Reno who finds himself also cruising quite by accident, is played by workshop actor Nicholas Hrusovsky.

Billy is enamored by society girl Hope Harcourt, who is played by Tara Crowe, who has been a member of ZOW for many years.

Adding some excitement and intrigue to the show is Public Enemy number 13, Moonface Martin who is being played by Adam Reichard, and his partner in crime, Bonnie, who is being played by Adam’s sister, Casi Reichard.

Billy Crocker’s boss, Elisha Whitney, is also aboard the ship, and is played by ZOW newcomer Marc Firtion, who has had many roles with other theater groups, but appears with ZOW for his first time in this show.

Hope Harcourt’s fiancé, Englishman Sir Evelyn Oakleigh, is played by ZOW veteran Brandon Cressley and her mother, Mrs. Wadsworth T Harcourt, is played by Betsy Maholick, who returns for her second time on ZOW’s stage.

Other returning ZOW actors are Jaclyn Troutman as the steward, Martha Cox as the reporter, Andre Hrusovsky as the camera man, Thomas McGinley as Bishop Henry T. Dobson, Evy Marinovich as Chinese passenger Ching, Heather Brown as the Purser, Hunter Andreas as the Captain, Kate Newted, Kathleen Lindenmoyer and Bethany Evans as “the girls” and Logan Kester as the “drunk.”

New members of the senior ZOW group who have appeared in ZOW junior shows include Claire Foeller, Abby Ehrig, Lydia Hessinger and Sarah Schlough who appear as sailors and passengers throughout the show.

Other new members of the group include Lawrence Marinovich, who appears as Chinese passenger Ling, and passengers/sailors Kylie Bishop and Ada Finsel.

Zion Opera Workshop was created in 1970 by Paul and Linn Smith as an outlet for high school students and adults to perform musical theater in our community.

This year’s show selection, ”Anything Goes,” was the last show directed by Paul and Linn Smith before their retirement 15 years ago.

The stage of Smith Auditorium is being converted into a luxury cruise liner by husband and wife technical directing team of Duane and Pati Reichard. Costumes are being created and altered by Pati, her mom, Nancy Keiser, and daughter, Casi Reichard.

This show is known for beautiful songs and toe taping dance numbers, and ZOW has the benefit of volunteer choreographer Deb Strausberger, of TNT Dance in Lehighton. Assisting with additional dance instruction is Laura Reichard.

Zion Opera Workshop is under the direction of Bradly R. Cressley, director of music at Zion UCC, who is celebrating his 40th year with the group, having joined in 1983.