The S.S. American is preparing to set sail from New York to England. Billy Crocker, a young assistant to Wall Street tycoon Elisha J. Whitney, a passenger on the ship, decides to stow away in hopes of wooing his long-lost love and wealthy debutante, Hope Harcourt, who is also on board. However, much to Billy’s chagrin, Hope’s mother, Evangeline Harcourt, is delighted that Hope is engaged to be married to a stuffy Englishman, Lord Evelyn Oakleigh (who is also onboard), upon arrival in England.

Also on the ship are Reno Sweeney, an evangelist-turned-nightclub singer, and her bevy of “angelic” showgirls, who will be providing music and dance entertainment during the crossing. The ship has no sooner set sail than Reno runs into Billy, an old friend, and he persuades her to help him break upHope’s engagement.

“Moonface” Martin, a gangster known as “Public Enemy 13” and his moll Erma are disguised as a reverend and a missionary, respectively. They have two Chinese “converts” and all four attempt to evade the law while on board. Billy eventually learns the identity of this misfit bunch, and, in exchange for his silence, they too join in the scheme to break up Hope and Lord Evelyn.

After more disguises, ploys, confessions, mistaken identities, and marriage proposals, all done to the fantastic music of Cole Porter, how will everything work out? Who knows? Anything goes!

The TRFACT has been producing theatrical productions for over 25 years in Thief River Falls, offering live shows for every age and interest.  We pride ourselves on “working for people on both sides of the curtain”, always keeping our actors and audiences in mind when planning our seasons.

We are thrilled to be back on stage with our youth this season!  And we have recently been informed that our audiences can reach full capacity.  Performances will take place on July 20, 21 and 22, 2021 at Northland Community and Technical College at 7 p.m. each evening.  Tickets for these live performances are available at Hope Pediatrics in Thief River Falls and are $13 each.  

Streaming will be available right here through this website from July 26-31.  Tell your friends!

And thank you for supporting the Thief River Falls Area Community Theater--"Small City; Big Theater!"