Johnny Cobweb

DePaul’s student-led organization Blue Demon Theatre is proud to present the world premiere of Johnny Cobweb, an original comedy by Jason Fennell! In the safe, suburban town of Shillyville, Ohio, a feud is escalating between the generations-old Mortadelli Family Funeral Home, led by lazy patriarch Vincenzo Mortadelli, and the innovative new Johnny Cobweb Funeral Parlor, founded by eponymous upstart Johnny Cobweb. As tensions rise, each business vows to do whatever it takes to win over new customers. Meanwhile, Shillyville is rocked by an unprecedented string of murders that started right when the feud began. With the whole town watching, Johnny and the Mortadellis must battle with each other and the legal system as they attempt to discover the identity of the killer and establish their funeral home dominance once and for all.