Former sweethearts cross paths 30 years later in Elsinore's romantic comedy 'Shooting Star'

  • Lori Rohr and Jamie Ewing play a former couple reconnecting after three decades apart while being stuck at a snowed-in airport during Elsinore's production of Steven Dietz's "Shooting Star," opening Sept. 29 in Elgin.

    Lori Rohr and Jamie Ewing play a former couple reconnecting after three decades apart while being stuck at a snowed-in airport during Elsinore's production of Steven Dietz's "Shooting Star," opening Sept. 29 in Elgin. Courtesy of Elsinore

 
Submitted by Elsinore Theatre Ensemble
 
 
Posted9/21/2023 12:44 AM

The Elsinore Theatre Ensemble presents Steven Dietz's "Shooting Star" on Sept. 29 to Oct. 15.

Performances will be 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 3 p.m. Sundays at First United Methodist Church, 216 E. Highland Ave. in downtown Elgin.

 

When a snowstorm causes all flights at a regional airport to be canceled, Reed McAllister (played by Jamie Ewing) and Elena Carson (Lori Rohr) are literally stuck -- and left to ponder their past, present and future.

What happens when this former couple has a random chance meeting? Will the changes these two very different people have undergone since their paths parted 30 years ago prevent them from reconnecting?

With a touching and funny script by one of America's most popular playwrights, "Shooting Star" is a play about missed flights and second chances, soon to be the major motion picture "What Happens Later" starring Meg Ryan and David Duchovny.

General admission tickets are $22 or $18 for seniors, students or members of the military. Online fees apply. Tickets are available via eeshootingstar.eventbrite.com.

Visit www.facebook.com/ElsinorePlayers/.

A portion of the funding for this production is provided by the Elgin Cultural Arts Commission.

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