DON'T TALK TO THE ACTORS
By Tom Dudzick

Directed by Dave Sheppard
April 4-19, 2025
(Friday & Saturday at 8 pm, Sunday at 3pm)

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 The best-laid plans go awry when the cast and crew of a Broadway-bound play resort to manipulation, diva-like behavior, and chaotic abandon to get what they want. A fledgling playwright (Jerry) and his fiancée (Arlene) are a couple of Buffalo greenhorns suddenly swept up in the whirlwind of New York’s theater scene when Jerry’s play is optioned by an old-school producer for a Broadway run. But Jerry loses control of his dream as the mild-mannered director and tough-as-nails-stage manager try desperately to rein in the seasoned ego-filled television celebrities cast as the leads. Jerry and Arlene, in their innocence, fail dismally to recognize and avoid the pressures, pitfalls, and subterfuge that is the world of Broadway. 

 

THE COTTAGE

By Sandy Rustin

 

Directed by Kevin Nessman
June 6-21, 2025
(Fridays & Saturdays at 8 pm, Sundays at 3 pm)

 

 

It’s 1923 and Sylvia and Beau have spent the night in Beau’s mother’s cottage, continuing a 7- year affair that Sylvia has decided she doesn’t want to keep secret anymore. She has sent a telegram to her husband and also to Beau’s wife to meet them at the cottage so that Sylvia and Beau can finally confess their love and be together always. Unfortunately for Sylvia, Beau is not on board with the plan, but it’s too late to escape, and when his other mistress arrives, followed by her murderous ex-husband, things take a turn for the absurd. Combining the best elements of bedroom farce, slapstick, and screwball comedy, The Cottage is fast-paced and hilarious. 
 
The play is set in England, so British accents are highly recommended. The play also involves some of the characters drinking tea, smoking cigarettes (elegantly and/or furiously), and standing around in negligees. They also hide in window boxes, rush through swinging doors, and possibly give birth.