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Farse by: Ken Ludwig
An
acting couple, not exactly the Lunts, are on tour in
Buffalo in 1953 with a repertory consisting of Cyrano
de Bergerac, revised one nostril version, and Noel Coward's
Private Lives. This backstage farce stars a megalomaniac
and often drunk George Hay. His wife, Charlotte, is
just as overdramatic and fate has given these thespians
one more shot at starring roles in The Scarlet Pimpernel
epic and director Frank Capra himself is en route to
Buffalo to catch their matinee performance. Will Charlotte
Hay appear or run off with their agent? Will George
Hay be sober enough to emote? Will Capra see Cyrano,
Private Lives or a disturbing mixture of the two? Hilarious
misunderstandings pile on madcap misadventures, all
of which are magnified by Charlotte's deaf mother who
manages the theatre. |
Performed:
September 2006
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Comedy by: Neil Simon
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Al
Lewis and Willie Clark played vaudeville as a team for forty
three years, but mutual dislike has keep them far apart
for the last eleven years. Now CBS wants them to appear
in History of Comedy and their reunion sparks delirious
comedy. |
Performed:
November 2006
A
Farce by: Jack Sharkey
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Since concert
pianist Duncan Latimer and wife, Ellen, famous soap opera
star, lead impeccable lives their P.R. lady has no qualms
over having a reporter from a scandal magazine interview
them. But just before he arrives, so does Duncan's old Navy
buddy and Ellen's former lover from her literally messy
past and so does an extra wife Duncan forgot to tell anyone
about. It's crazy and comical confusion all the way. |
Performed:
February-March 2007
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Comedy by: Edward Streeter
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Mr.
Banks learns that one of the young men he has seen occasionally
about the house is about to become his son-in-law. Daughter
Kay announces the engagement out of nowhere. Mrs. Banks
and her sons are happy, but Mr. Banks is in a dither. The
groom-to-be, Buckley Dunstan, appears on the scene and Mr.
Banks realizes that the engagement is serious. Buckley and
Kay don't want a "big" wedding—just a simple
affair with a few friends! We soon learn, however, that
the "few" friends idea is out. Then trouble really
begins. The guest list grows larger each day, a caterer
is called in, florists, furniture movers and dressmakers
take over, and the Banks household is soon caught in turmoil—not
to mention growing debt. When Kay, in a fit of temper, calls
off the wedding, everyone's patience snaps. But all is set
right, and the wedding (despite more last-minute crises)
comes off beautifully. In the end, the father of the bride
is a happy, proud man, glad that the wedding is over, but
knowing too that it was worth all the money and aggravation
to start his daughter off so handsomely on the road to married
life. |
Performed:
May 2007
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