“Our Lady of the Tortilla,” irreverent, raucous and a hoot, continues through Feb. 12, The Pennsylvania Playhouse, Bethlehem.

As directed with understanding and care by Kathy Pacheco, who doubles as a great costumer, the cast is a terrific ensemble that works together like seasoned pros. They bring the spice to this “Tortilla.”

You know you’re in for an interesting evening of theater when Nelson Cruz (David Donado in a sheepishly sincere performance) begins removing plastic covers from the sofa and chair in the living room, realistically rendered by the set and lighting design team of Brett Oliveira and Corrine Philbin. The time frame for the play is two days on a weekend in the 1980s.

Nelson also puts away votive candles and hides other semblances of the Latino family’s Catholic traditions observed by his aunt Dolores Cantú (Sonia Collazo-Strockyj in a charmingly idiosyncrasy turn).

Nelson doesn’t want to appear too ethnic for the impending arrival of his girlfriend, the WASP-ish Beverly Barnes (Lana Brucker in a delightfully hilarious interpretation).

Just when you thought the quips and repartee couldn’t be better, the play’s tour de force turns it up a notch: Nelson’s mother, Dahlia Cruz (Gloria Millheim in a memorably fiery rendition).

Add to the “Tortilla” recipe: Nelson’s older brother, Eddy Cruz (Andrew Maldonado in a heartfelt flummoxed presentation), who has a secret embodied by his girlfriend, Valerie Spinetti (Tamara Decker in a brief bundle of excitement appearance).

Credited for recorded voices heard during the play are Hector Lopez, Amelia Rosario Shelton, Osvaldo Jorge, Kathy Pacheo and Torez Mosley.

By this time, you might be wondering: What is “Our Lady of the Tortilla” (“Nuestra Senora de la Tortilla”) all about? Dolores claims to have seen the image of the Virgin Mary in a tortilla shell that she has prepared. A media frenzy ensues.

That’s just the, shall we say (insert audible groan for bad pun), shell of the play. “Tortilla” has the ingredients of a minor classic comedy-drama. The Feb. 3 performance was seen for this review.

Playwright Luis Santeiro, a Havana, Cuba, native who emigrated to Miami, Fla., and graduated from Villanova University, wrote “Our Lady of the Tortilla,” first produced in 1987 at the Hispanic Art Center, New York City.

“Tortilla” brings laughter and insight to the stage. The tortilla is metaphor for familial bonds and religious tradition: the breaking of bread, dining as a form of communication and the host (bread) as sacrament in Holy Communion of the Christian faith.

Interpretations aside, “Our Lady of the Tortilla” births mirth amidst a family not that different from yours, mine or the neighbors.

Kudos to Kathy Pacheco, the “Our Lady of the Tortilla” actors and The Pennsylvania Playhouse board for continuing to fulfill its and other Lehigh Valley theaters’ “Stand on Inclusion & Diversity” commitment.

“Our Lady of the Tortilla,” 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10-11; 3 p.m. Feb. 12, Pennsylvania Playhouse, 390 Illicks Mill Road, Bethlehem. 610-865-6665; http://www.paplayhouse.org/