Alice Sycamore loves her family-as peculiar as they all are–but begs them to act normal when her new fiancé, Tony, brings his staid, upper-class parents to dinner... on the wrong night. The ensuing comedy of errors endangers the young lovers' relationship (and the Sycamores' house), but in the end, perhaps normal is overrated.

The traditional myth of interrupted young love is turned on its head: What if Eurydice didn't want to come back to life? Perhaps the cost of living again exceeds the cost of staying dead. This contemporary meditation on love and grief is set in a lyrical and dark world of water, wit, and what-ifs.

Edwardian style and classic farce ensue when middle-class Englishman Monty Narvarro learns he is the 'son of the daughter of the grandson of the nephew of the second Earl of Highhurst.' He relentlessly pursues his rightful earldom, accompanied by hilarity, stunning operatics, and an array of unforgettable characters.

How to pass the time while on a pilgrimage to Canterbury? A storytelling contest, of course! The best story wins a prize. This motley assortment of travelers each has a tale to tell, each more ridiculous and bawdier than the last. But will the group ever make it to Canterbury? And will we be laughing too hard to care?