The Silver Whistle will play at the Cumberland Co. Playhouse through April 15.

The Silver Whistle, a comedy by Robert McEnroe, opens on the Playhouse mainstage February 24. Sponsored by Uplands Retirement Village at Pleasant Hill, The Silver Whistle is rated G and plays through April 15.

Set in a church retirement home, the citizens are confused, and then rejuvenated by newcomer Oliver Erwenter, played by Jason Ross (Smoke on the Mountain). Erwenter claims to be 77, but looks much younger, claiming to have a youth potion! He tries to show each of the folks that one is only as old as he feels.

The Silver Whistle was directed by Paul Crabtree on Broadway, and one of his first choices for his new Playhouse in ’66. Director Jim Crabtree says, “This is my first time directing a play that has been part of my family heritage for 60 years.”

Currently at the Playhouse is Mitch Albom’s inspiring memoir Tuesdays with Morrie, rated G and sponsored by Dr. Stanley Bise, through May 12; Disney’s Camp Rock: the Musical, rated G and sponsored by Theater and Education sponsor Spirit Broadband with special assistance from John Verble with Morgan Stanley, SmithBarney.

Coming up are the amazing Playhouse Kids March 17-April 1 in Paul Crabtree’s The Perils of Pinocchio, sponsored by Philip and Jane Burnett/Bean, Smith & Burnett Attorneys. Visit at www.ccplayhouse.com or call 931.484.5000 for more information on the 2011 season or to purchase tickets.