"An American Comedy"

Performing Arts of Woodstock is proud to open its 62nd season with “An American Comedy” by Richard Nelson, directed by Ellen Honig and featuring a cast of nine talented local actors.

This witty and fast-paced farce, set aboard a cruise ship in the 1930’s and written in the style of that era, revels in the whirlwind hilarity of a screwball comedy while also exploring deeper themes like classism, racism, and the pursuit of the American Dream.

Don’t miss the boat - “An American Comedy” sets sail on November 14!

“… if you can believe that a play can be part ROOM SERVICE, part Das Kapital and part His Girl Friday, you’ve got the premise of the wildly funny AN AMERICAN COMEDY. The play is such an accurate pastiche of the time, that some audiences have taken it for a genuine comedy written in the thirties. There’s so many doors slammed, fires put out, trunks shut, typewriters ruined, disrobings, and darts thrown that at times you think you’ve wandered into a lost Marx Brothers comedy …”
—⁠Diane Wright, The Herald

Cast:
J.D. Davis
Andrew Joffe
Michael DaTorre
Nadya Rockefeller
David Sharbowicz
Shaquille Sinclair
David Case
Melissa Matthews
Maya Rock

Dates:
November 14-16 / 21-23 / 28-30

Times:
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 PM
Sunday Matinees at 1:30 PM.

Location:
Mescal Hornbeck Community Center
56 Rock City Road, Woodstock, NY

Tickets:
Online in advance at paw.simpletix.com, or purchase at the door 30 minutes before showtime.
General Admission: $28
PAW Members: $20

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