If you went and thought “Arsenic and Old Lace” was funny, then you have to come enjoy the second South Plains College theatre production of “Dearly Departed” by David Bottrell and Jessie Jones.

The curtain will go up opening night on Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m. Other performances are set for 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 19 and Nov. 20, with a matinee set for 2 p.m. on Nov. 21.

Tickets for the play are $5 for students and $10 for adults.

This drop-dead comedy is a play for all ages. It takes place in the present when a family’s father passes away. It is the family’s problem to get the father’s funeral planned and get him buried.

The cast consists of: Jack Grist as Bud Turpin; Faith Lowery as Rynelle, his wife; Nathaniel Herman as Ray-Bud, their son; Andrea Cook as Lucelle, his wife; Jerred Tochterman as Junior, their other son; Joanie Harrell as Suzanne, his wife; Mariel Ramirez as Marguerite, Bud’s sister; and Taylor Atteberry as Royce, her son.

Other cast members are: Callie Thurman as Delightful, Bud’s daughter; Randal Ramirez as Rev. Hooker; Julianne Mara as Vea, an elderly woman; Taylor Atteberry as Norval, her husband; Callie Thurman as Nadine, a young woman; Easton Day as Clyde, a friend; Mara as Juanita, a cousin by marriage and; Mariel Ramirez, Thurman, Jack Grist, and Atteberry as the Joy of Life singers. The play will be directed by Gene Cole, assistant professor of theatre arts at SPC.

“I hope there will be more people,” Cole said, “Of course, “Arsenic and Old Lace” might be better known, and the people around here have the tendency to go see what they already know and have already seen.”

Cole would like to thank everyone who came out to see “Arsenic and Old Lace” and encourages everyone to come see “Dearly Departed.”

Come join the funeral.