Farce
by Paul Slade Smith
July 18 – August 3, 2024
All shows at 7:30 pm
Thursday, July 18
Friday, July 19
Saturday, July 20
Wednesday, July 24 (value night)
Thursday, July 25
Friday, July 26
Saturday, July 27
Wednesday, July 31 (value night)
Thursday, August 1
Friday, August 2
Saturday, August 3
Runtime: TBD
Two cops. Three crooks. Eight doors. Go! In a cheap motel room, an embezzling mayor is supposed to meet with his female accountant, while in the room next door, two undercover cops wait to catch the meeting on videotape. But there’s some confusion about who’s in which room, who’s being videotaped, who’s taken the money, who’s hired a hitman, and why the accountant keeps taking off her clothes.
2024 Season Program
Paul Slade Smith is a writer and actor based in Brooklyn, New York. His play Unnecessary Farce, winner of nine regional theatre awards, has had over 250 productions throughout the United States and in Canada, Great Britain, Australia, Switzerland, Iceland, and Singapore.
As an actor, Paul has appeared in the original Broadway casts of Finding Neverland, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the Lincoln Center revival of My Fair Lady. He has also been seen in the national tours of Wicked and The Phantom of the Opera, and at regional theatres including The Goodman, Steppenwolf, American Repertory Theatre and Chicago Shakespeare Theatre.
Christopher Orth as Eric Sheridan
Kara Penrose as Billie Dwyer
Katie Lynne Krueger as Karen Brown
Hal Erickson as Mayor Meekly
Scott Fudali as Agent Frank
Logan Milway as Todd
Tanya Tranberg as Mary Meekly
Director: Michael Pocaro
Stage Manager: Gretchen Weber
Technical Director: Scott Fudali
Costume Designers: Kate Dombrowski and Lisa Quinn
Lighting Designer: TBD
Sound Designer: David A. Robins
Properties Designer: TBD
