Based on the 1936 propaganda scare film of the same name, Reefer Madness dramatizes the tragic results of smoking the “Demon Weed.” The cast of characters includes sugary-sweet kids, overly concerned parents, sensuous reefer sluts, and demonic pimps and pushers.

Under the director of Sharon A. Wilcox of Torrington and the musical direction of Angela McCulloch of Danbury, the musical will feature Keilly Gillen McQuail (Newtown); Ralph Colon, Jr. (Hartford); Matthew Koenig (New Fairfield); Jaime Morano (New Britain); Amy Grimm (Torrington); Brian Dann (Naugatuck); Ben Grinberg (New Preston); Michael Bloom, Shannon Donahue, Margaret Ann King, Samantha Tuozzolo, and John Vento (all Norwalk); and Jackie Decho-Holm, Joe Harding, Beth Harvison, James Hipp, and Joe Russo (all New Milford).

Reefer Madness will run on Fridays and Saturdays, July 13 to August 11, with curtain at 8 pm. Sunday matinees will be held at 2 pm on July 22 and 29 and August 5. Tickets for all shows are $27.50 for reserved seating.

On Thursday, July 12, senior citizens are invited to a free dress rehearsal at 8 pm. Thursday, July 19, also at 8 pm, will be this production’s Pay-What-You-Want night, where attendees set the price for their own tickets.

Reservations can be made by visiting TheatreWorks.us or by calling the box office at 860-350-6863.

TheatreWorks is an award-winning, regional theatre company, at 5 Brookside Avenue, just off Route 202 (next to CVS).