The Roxy Theatre Players cast of “Harvey” is, from left, front, Hannah Thomas, Louie Pilati, and Roger Bartley; back, Loni Porter, Rachel Galarneau, Rachel Vaughan, Theresa Linder, Rich Berta, Debi Siers, Valerie Carl, Luke Stuller and Mandi McNeely. (Submitted photo)

MINERVA – Minerva’s Roxy Theatre Players will present “Harvey” on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 3 and 4, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 5, at 2 p.m.

In this classic play, Elwood P. Dowd insists on including his friend Harvey in all of his sister Veta’s social gatherings. Trouble is, Harvey is an imaginary six-and-a-half-foot-tall rabbit. To avoid future embarrassment for her family — and especially for her daughter, Myrtle Mae — Veta decides to have Elwood committed to a sanitarium. At the sanitarium, a frantic Veta explains to the staff that her years of living with Elwood’s hallucination have caused her to see Harvey also, and so the doctors mistakenly commit her instead of her mild-mannered brother.

The Roxy production stars Louie Pilati, Hannah Thomas, Roger Bartley, Loni Porter, Rachel Galarneau, Rachel Vaughan, Theresa Linder, Luke Stuller, Mandi McNeely, Debi Siers, Valerie Carl, and Rich Berta, and is directed by Porter and Thomas.

Tickets are $12 presale and $15 at the door and can be purchased at the Minerva Chamber office or online at minervachamber.ticketspice.com/harvey.

Doors will open at 6:15 p.m. on Saturday and 1:15 p.m. on Sunday, and all seating is general admission. For information, contact the Minerva Chamber, 330-868-7979 or denise.freeland@minervachamber.org.