This summer, co-artistic Director of Playhouse on Park Darlene Zoller returns with SAY THINGS FUNNY, an original production celebrating the legendary entertainer Carol Burnett on July 30 and 31 at 7:30pm. Tickets are now on sale for this production at only $20, all seats reserved.

Every Saturday evening for over 10 years, families gathered around the television to enjoy the many talents of the one and only Carol Burnett. Outrageous comedic sketches, musical numbers and elaborate costumes were just a few of the reasons people tuned in week after week.

SAY THINGS FUNNY is a celebration of Carol and the lasting impression she left on all of us. This show, being presented for two days only, is a work in progress and its creators look forward to developing it further with the help of our audience feedback.   

Director Darlene Zoller is the co-founder of Playhouse on Park where she has directed and choreographed CHICAGO (Best Director of a Musical/Broadway World) SWINGING ON A STAR, THAT HOLIDAY FEELING and In The Heights. Other choreography credits include: PASSING STRANGE, CABARET, HAIR, FRECKLEFACE STRAWBERRY,  A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD among others. Zoller was voted Best Director of a Musical/Broadway World for I'D RATHER BE DANCING. She IS Mama D of MAMA D's OUTRAGEOUS ROMP; a grown ups only music, dance and comedy event exclusive to the Playhouse. Darlene is an adjunct professor at the University of Hartford's Hartt School where she directed and choreographed CHICAGO and did the choreography for ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, and CURTAINS.

Colin Britt returns as Music Director.

This show features Amanda Forker, Susan Slotoroff, Becky LaBombard, Rick Fountain, Gevevieve Hendrix and Joshua Karam.