The Queen City Theatre Company will open its fifth season in August with “The Irish Curse,” a story about a group of men and their “one tiny problem.”

The play, which won the 2005 Outstanding Playwright award at the NYC Fringe Festival, will be directed by Glenn T. Griffin and runs from Aug. 4 to 20.

The play will show in the Duke Energy Theatre at Spirit Square, 345 N. College St. Tickets run from $20 to $24. For more information, visit the group’s website at www.queencitytheatre.com.