In supporting roles, Gleason continues to demonstrate why he’s one of the best young performers working on North Bay stages today while Thompson also scores as the junior deputy. She is matched well with the personable Alva. The simply outstanding Hart finds the right balance of charm and rebelliousness for her character, and possesses a terrific singing voice. Thankfully, director Emily Cornelius has two very talented performers at the helm.

While the cast’s stage veterans perform strongly, a show like this sinks or swims on the talent of its young leads. A villainous carnival barker (Tim Setzer) pursues the family and their secret while an earnest constable (Chris Schloemp) and his hapless deputy (Chase Thompson) pursue Winnie. Plucky young Winnie Foster (Molly Belle Hart) runs away from home and comes across a boy (Nico Alva) who, with his family (Tika Moon, Larry Williams, Samuel J.

Purists of the Babbitt original may take issue with some of the changes made by Claudia Shear and Tim Federle to the book, but the heart of the story is still there. If the Spreckels production-running in Rohnert Park through May 21-is any indication, the show should find great favor among regional and community theater audiences. The stage adaptation of Natalie Babbitt’s 1975 children’s novel about immortality had a very brief life on Broadway in 2016. Large-scale, family-friendly musical theater returns to the North Bay with the Spreckels Theatre Company’s production of Tuck Everlasting.

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