Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, partying and theatre, is smiling down on Playhouse in the Park’s latest production of “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.” This irreverent musical stops at nothing in its pursuit of comedy… even if that means spritzing the audience with water guns and stealing their shoes.

Travel back in time to ancient Rome and watch as the show twists, turns and sometimes erotically dances around a slave named Pseudolus (Bob Walton), who must win his freedom by capturing the heart of a ditzy blonde courtesan (Lynette Knapp) for his young and equally ditzy master, Hero (Eric Ulloa). Unfortunately the courtesan has been sold to another, but the ingenious slave is determined to find a way to win her hand for his master. His recipe for success is simple: a touch of the plague, several gender-deprived eunuchs, a cross-dressing ing