Midtown International Theater Festival: Opa! July 23, 2008

This is a workshop production of a new musical. The tiny Greek island of Elia has been left off the national map since....forever. Today, Costa, the newly elected mayor, tries to reinvigorate the dispassionate villagers by announcing his recent discovery of the island on a globe. When a cruise ship is spotted in the distance heading straight for the island, the villagers band together in a desperate attempt to gain recognition from the outside world, as well as from each other. The mayhem that ensues ends up helping the villagers "see" their hidden selves along the way - the main message being to never hide your true self and to always to live a life of OPA!