Monday, May 6, 2013

Plaza Suite

 
Written by Neil Simon
Directed by Lynn Whalen
 
"Set the town laughing." The New York Times
 
Hilarity abounds at the Old Theater on May 3, 4 & 5 in this portrait of two couples successively occupying Suite 719 at the Plaza Hotel in New York City.
 
Visitor from Hollywood, is about a movie producer who calls a childhood sweetheart, now a suburban housewife, for a little "diversion." Over the years she has idolized him from afar and is now more than the match he bargained for!
 
Starring ... Ben Gaskill (as Jesse Kiplinger) and Nelda Coats (as Muriel Tate), with Dick Nelson who appears as the waiter in both scenes.
 
Visitor from Forest Hills, revolves around a married couple on their daughter's wedding day. In a rush of nervousness, "Mimsey" has locked herself in the suite's bathroom and refuses to come out. This is the most comic of the acts, filled with increasingly outrageous slapstick moments depicting her parents' frantic attempts to cajole her into attending her wedding while the gathered guests await the trio's arrival downstairs!
 
Starring ... Roberta Zawasky & Bill Sage (as Norma & Roy Hubley), Adam Christiansen & Mary Clyde Dunn (as Mr. & Mrs. Eisler), Will Wheeler (as Borden Isler) and Caroline James (as Mimsey Hubley).
 
Also Appearing ... Mary Clyde Dunn (our pianist) and Russ Stephenson (our bellhop).
 
THE SLIDE SHOW ...
 
Click HERE to see a slide show of this performance.
 
Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.