Professional comedy opens July 25, following preview performances July 23 & 24
The Depot Theatre continues its 2026 Main Stage season with Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Katie Forgette’s acclaimed comedy about family, faith, and the unforgettable stories that become part of family legend.
Set in 1973, the play follows the O’Shea family as one seemingly ordinary day spirals hilariously out of control. As secrets unravel, tempers flare, and carefully laid plans collapse, Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help celebrates the beautiful chaos of family life with warmth, wit, and enormous heart.
Filled with laugh-out-loud moments and genuine emotional warmth, Forgette’s comedy has become a favorite at professional theatres across the country, delighting audiences with characters who are wonderfully imperfect, fiercely loyal, and instantly recognizable.
Directed by Ginna Hoben, the Depot Theatre production brings together accomplished artists from New York, regional theatres, and the Adirondack community.
The cast includes:
- Cate Damon* as Josephine “Jo” O’Shea
- Amy Fitts* as Theresa “Terri” Charmichael
- Char Jones* as Linda O’Shea
- Greg Kalafatas as Mike O’Shea / Father Lovett / Betty Heckenbach
- Maple Judd as Becky O’Shea
- Peter Corley* serves as Stage Manager.
About the Artists
Cate Damon* makes her Depot Theatre debut as Josephine “Jo” O’Shea. An accomplished stage and screen actor, her credits include Off Broadway’s Johnny Got His Gun at Cherry Lane Theatre and regional productions of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, What the Constitution Means to Me, Steel Magnolias, Harvey, Mamma Mia!, and multiple productions of Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Damon is a member of Actors’ Equity Association and SAG-AFTRA and recently made the Adirondack region her home.
Amy Fitts* returns to the Depot Theatre as Terri Charmichael. A longtime Depot favorite, audiences have seen her in First Date, Working, The Addams Family, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, and The Mikado. Her additional credits include performances at Peterborough Players, Weston Playhouse, Cohoes Music Hall, and theatres throughout New York City. Beyond the stage, Fitts has helped shape the next generation of Depot Theatre artists as Assistant Director of the Depot Theatre Academy and this season also serves as the Theatre’s Artistic General Manager.
Char Jones* returns to the Depot Theatre, where she made her professional debut in Off the Map in 2008 under the direction of her father, John Christopher Jones. Having first performed as a young artist with the Boquet River Theatre Festival, she has since built an accomplished career with credits including La MaMa, the Prague Shakespeare Company, Theatre for the New City, and on television in Saturday Night Live, FBI, and upcoming projects for A24 and Hulu.
Greg Kalafatas makes his Depot Theatre debut portraying Mike O’Shea, Father Lovett, and Betty Heckenbach. His extensive performance career includes the national tours of Hairspray, Something Rotten!, Buddy, and The Drowsy Chaperone, along with productions for Disney Cruise Line, Holland America, and regional theatres across the country.
Maple Judd appears as Becky O’Shea. A rising seventh grader at Keene Central School, Judd has appeared with multiple regional youth theatre programs, including the Boquet River Theatre Festival and the Depot Theatre Academy. Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help marks her Main Stage professional debut. She enjoys acting, basketball, and spending time with family and friends.
Director Ginna Hoben is an acclaimed director, playwright, actor, and former television writer and producer. Her directing credits include Every Brilliant Thing, Silent Sky, On the Exhale, and The Wolves, while her solo play The Twelve Dates of Christmas has been produced more than 100 times internationally. She has also written and produced for Food Network and National Geographic and currently writes and performs for several popular children’s podcasts.
Returning for his third season at the Depot Theatre, Peter Corley* serves as Stage Manager. Depot audiences will recognize him from Radiant Vermin and Analog & Vinyl. In addition to stage managing Incident, Corley also serves this season as Company Manager, Dark Nights producer, and production technician.
Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help begins with $25 preview performances on Thursday and Friday, July 23 and 24, before officially opening Saturday, July 25. The production continues through August 9 at the Depot Theatre in historic Westport, New York.
Tickets are available at depottheatre.org or by calling the Depot Theatre Box Office 519.962.4449.
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
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