HARVEY

In this beloved comedy by Mary Chase, audiences are introduced to the warm-hearted but eccentric Elwood P. Dowd, a gentleman whose closest companion happens to be Harvey—an invisible six-foot, three-and-a-half-inch tall rabbit.

Elwood’s easygoing charm delights nearly everyone he meets, but his devotion to Harvey creates endless frustration for his practical and socially conscious sister, Veta Louise Simmons, who worries that her brother’s peculiar habit is damaging their family’s reputation. With the help of her daughter Myrtle Mae Simmons, Veta attempts to restore order and respectability to their lives—only to find that dealing with Elwood and his mysterious companion leads to a series of increasingly chaotic and hilarious situations.

When doctors, nurses, and a curious assortment of townspeople become entangled in the effort to understand Elwood’s unusual friendship, the line between imagination and reality begins to blur in the most delightful ways. Along the journey, characters such as Dr. William Chumley, Dr. Sanderson, Nurse Kelly, Judge Gaffney, Wilson, and Ethel Chauvenet all discover that Elwood’s gentle outlook on life might hold more wisdom than anyone first suspected.

Filled with wit, warmth, and a touch of whimsy, Harvey invites audiences to consider whether being perfectly “normal” is really the best way to live—or whether a little kindness, imagination, and an invisible friend might make the world a far better place.