Delightful 1920’s comedy
August 9-25, 2024
Directed by Christopher Diehl
7:30 PM — August 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, & 24
2:00 PM — August 11, 18, 24, & 25
Auditions: June 17 & 18
Hoping for a quiet weekend in the country with some guests, David Bliss, a novelist, and his wife, Judith, a retired actress, find relaxation an impossible dream when their high-spirited children, Simon and Sorel, appear with guests of their own. A houseful of drama waits to be ignited as misunderstandings and tempers flare. With Judith’s new flame and David’s newest literary “inspiration” keeping company as the children follow suit, the Bliss family lives up to its name as the “quiet weekend” comes to an exhausting and hilarious finale.
Reviews
“An evening of intoxicating escape.” — The New York Times
“Light, luminous, and charming, and hilariously funny.” — New York Post
About the Author
Noël Peirce Coward was born in 1899 and began a successful career with the controversial The Vortex (1924) and followed with several hits in the 1920s and 1930s. During World War II, his play Blithe Spirit ran for 1997 performances (a West End record until Agatha Cristie’s The Mousetrap). Notable works include:
- The Vortex (1924)
- Fallen Angels (1925)
- Hay Fever (1925)
- Easy Virtue (1926)
- This Year of Grace (1928)
- Bitter Sweet (1929)
- Private Lives (1931)
- Tonight at 8:30 (1936)
- Blithe Spirit (1941)
- This Happy Breed (1943)
- Present Laughter (1943)