Westside Players

In this hilarious comedy two English Shakespearean actors find themselves so down on their luck that they are performing “Scenes from Shakespeare” on the Moose Lodge circuit. When they hear that an old lady is about to die and leave her fortune to her two long lost English nephews, they resolve to pass themselves off as her beloved relatives and get the cast. The trouble is, when they get there, they find out that the relatives aren’t who they think! Romantic entanglements abound, mayhem ensues, and misunderstandings run rampant in this uproarious farce.

Greg and Giny are in love and happily sharing a small apartment. When she insists on going alone to visit her parents, Greg decides to follow her so he can ask them for her hand in marriage. Ginny’s parents are actually in Australian and Ginny is going to see her decidedly older lover to break off their affair. When Greg meets the lover and his wife, he assumes they are Ginny’s parents. One direct question followed by a straightforward answer would clear up the confusion but nobody is telling the truth and hilarious complications ensue.

Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mama’s Hung You in the Closet and I’m Feeling So Sad
by Arthur Kopit
July 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31 & August 1st

A mother, her 25 year old “baby boy”, and husband arrive at a hotel for a little rest and relaxation. The only problem is that the husband has been dead for quite some time, and his wife has had him stuffed and carries him around with her. Bellboys tipped with rare coins, a babysitter who’s employers never seem to come home, a yachtsman with a mile long yacht, and other complications ensue. Affairs continue in zany fashion until the sitter attempts to seduce the son. At this point, poor, dear, dead, dad falls out of the closet.

Art of Murder
by Joe DiPietro
October 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31

In a remote countryside estate, one of the most accomplished and eccentric painters of his generation awaits the imminent arrival of his art dealer. But the visit is not a standard one, for the painter is intending to kill the man. As he lays out his intentions for the evening, his wife calmly paints. She is reluctant to go along with the plan, until his threat of violence convinces her otherwise. Harried and annoyed, the art dealer arrives. Will the painter carry out his plan? Will his wife help him? Or is something else going to happen?