SPANISH FORT, Ala.—The USS Alabama might seem an unlikely place to stage a play, unless the plot centers around a country girl "finding stardom and love aboard a battleship."

SummerTide Theatre, the University of Alabama’s professional summer theatre will perform numbers from their eighth annual production of "Dames at Sea" aboard the battleship beginning at 2 p.m. June 12.

The free show is open to the public, but normal park admission to USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park will still apply. (For a complete listing of admission fees, visit www.ussalabama.com.)

The full production, however, runs through July 1 every Tuesday through Sunday at the George C. Meyer Performing Arts Center in Gulf Shores beginning at 8 p.m.

"Dames at Sea" is directed by Edmond Williams, professor of theater and founding chairman of the UA Department of Theater and Dance.

For more information, including ticket prices for the Gulf Shores shows, visit www.SummerTide.org.