Darke County Center for the Arts Family Theatre Series will present Yellow Bird Chase at Henry St. Clair Memorial Hall in Greenville on Sunday, November 2. The first presentation of DCCA’s Family Theatre Series, the play follows a bumbling maintenance crew that finds a magical bird, beginning a mad chase over land, across the sea, and through the air. “Audiences of all ages will enjoy this leap into the world of imagination,” said David Warner, DCCA Artistic Director for Performing Arts. “The ingenuity of this theater troupe is only matched by their creativity, promising a good time for all concerned,” he concluded.
According to “Liars and Believers,” the theatre company which produces Yellow Bird Chase, this comic play utilizes clowning puppetry, and gibberish to share a message teaching cooperation, kindness, and empathy. Based on the Italian form of clowning known as Commedia Dell’Arte to create an imaginative environment, the group of actors intend totransport their audiences to fascinating places. The cast includes Jesse Garlick, a theatre maker and educator located in Boston, Rachel Wiese, who has appeared in regional theares in Boston and Austin, Glen Moore, who has done theatre work in Boston and Denver, Rebecca Lehrhoff whose work ranges from acting to theater-devising to dance to set design, and Karina Ithier, who is an actor, writer, and arts educator also based in Boston.
Funding assistance for all DCCA presentations is provided by DCCA membership contributions and Darke County Endowment for the Arts. Additionally, the City of Greenville Community Fund, Oda Family Foundation, the Fraternal Order of Eagles #2177, and WTGR are sponsors for the entire 2025-2026 season.
The Ohio Arts Council helps fund this program with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. DCCA also receives funding from Greyson James Steyer Fund of the Darke County Foundation, Harry D. and Esther Stephens Memorial, Inc., Jean Louise Thieme Children’s Theatre Fund of the Darke County Foundation Lydia E. Schaurer Memorial Trust Fund, Ketrow Foundation, the John R. and Miriam H. Knick Fund of Darke County Foundation, and Gordon and DeSantis Orthodontics.
Tickets to Yellow Bird Chase cost $10 and are available by contacting DCCA at info@darkecountyarts.org, by 937-547-0908, or by visiting DCCA’s office located on the third floor of Greenville Public Library, or online at darkecountyarts.org. Tickets will also be available at the door on the day of the show; the box office opens at 1 p.m. The show starts at 2 p.m.
