Escape to the ballpark and get primed for the boys of summer with the comedy "Bleacher Bums" at Burien Little Theatre.

"Bleacher Bums" slides in to home plate with nine hilarious innings, eight diehard fans and the persistently losing Chicago Cubs battling it out with their archenemy, the St. Louis Cardinals.

This comedy about friendship, incurable optimism and beer was conceived by Joe Mantegna and written by Roberta Custer, Richard Fire, Dennis Franz, Stuart Gordon, Josephine Paoletti, Dennis Paoli, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, Michael Saad, Keith Szarabajka and Ian Williams.

The play will run at Burien Little Theatre from April 16 through May 9. Tickets are $13-$20 online and, $17-$20 at the box office, with all tickets just $7 on Seven Buck Sunday, April 18.

Also during the run, Burien Little Theatre will host free bonus readings of Ellen Byron's "Graceland," a short comedy about two Elvis fanatics.

A performance schedule including dates, times and ticket prices is available at www.burienlittletheatre.com or call the ticket office at 206-242-5180.