“The Ladykillers” by Graham Linehan is set to open at Centenary Stage Company on Feb. 17, and performances will run through March 5. Performances will take place in the Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center of the Centenary University campus at 715 Grand Ave., Hackettstown.

Performance dates and times for The Ladykillers are Thursdays, Feb. 23 and March 2 at 7:30 p.m.; Fridays, Feb. 17, 24 and March 3 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, Feb. 18, 25 and March 4 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, Feb. 19, 26 and March 5 at 2 p.m.; with special additional matinee performances at 2 pm on Wednesdays, Feb. 22 and March 1; and Friday, Feb. 17. Tickets range from $25 through $29.50 for adults with discounts available for seniors, students, and children under 12 for select performances and Thursday evening performances.

For tickets, visit centenarystageco.org or call the Centenary Stage Company box office at (908) 979-0900. The Centenary Stage Company box office is open Monday through Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. and two hours prior to performances.

The plot of “The Ladykillers” features a little old lady alone in her house pitted against a gang of criminal misfits who will stop at nothing. Posing as amateur musicians, Professor Marcus and his gang rent rooms in the lopsided house of sweet, but strict, Mrs. Wilberforce.

The villains plot to involve her, unwittingly, in Marcus’ brilliantly conceived heist job. The police are left stumped but Mrs. Wilberforce becomes wise to their ruse and Marcus concludes there is only one way to keep the old lady quiet. With only her parrot, General Gordon, to help her, Mrs. Wilberforce is alone with five desperate men. But who will be forced to face the music?

Thursday nights at Centenary Stage Company are family night with “Buy One, Get One” tickets available at the door beginning at 5:30 pm. BOGO tickets are not available for advance purchase. Centenary Stage Company offers various additional discounts and special rates for tickets including a Hackettstown Resident Discount (valid on selected performance only), NJEA member Discount, Centenary Alumni Discounts, and Student Rush Tickets. NJEA members receive a 15% discount on ticket prices for performances from Sunday through Friday with proof of membership. Hackettstown residents may receive a $10 ticket at the 2 p.m. performance on Friday, Feb. 17 with proof of residency. These tickets are available only at the door beginning 2 hours prior to the performance. All Centenary University alumni receive a $10 discount on adult tickets on all Friday evening performances and $10 Studente Rush Tickets are available for any student from any school for Friday evening performances only.

The 2022-23 Season of Performing Arts events at the Centenary Stage Company is made possible through the generous support of the NJ State Council on the Arts, the Shubert Foundation, the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, the Sandra Kupperman Foundation, the John and Margaret Post Foundation, the CSC corporate sponsors, including Platinum Season Sponsor the House of the Good Shepherd, Silver Sponsors Hackettstown Medical Center Atlantic Health System, Heath Village, Visions Federal Credit Union, and Fulton Bank, and Centenary Stage Company members and supporters.