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The Odd Couple
Neil Simon. After a messy divorce, fastidious Felix Ungar moves in with slovenly Oscar Madison, leading to conflict and comedy.
Blithe Spirit
Noël Coward. A novelist invites an eccentric medium to his house for a séance, and his deceased first wife is accidentally summoned, causing mayhem.
Lysistrata
Aristophanes. The women of Greece band together and withhold sexual privileges from their men as a means to end the Peloponnesian War.
The Taming of the Shrew
William Shakespeare. A wealthy shrew named Katharina is courted by Petruchio, who seeks her hand for her dowry, leading to a battle of wits and wills.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
William Shakespeare. This play features several intertwined plots set in a forest, with feuding fairies and mixed-up lovers.
Arsenic and Old Lace
Joseph Kesselring. In this dark comedy, Mortimer Brewster discovers his aunts are homicidal maniacs who poison lonely old men.
Noises Off
Michael Frayn. A play about a troupe of second-rate actors rehearsing a flop called 'Nothing's On,' resulting in a farce both onstage and off.
Twelfth Night
William Shakespeare. A shipwreck separates twins Viola and Sebastian, but mistaken identity and gender-bending hijinks ensue when Viola disguises herself as a man.
The Importance of Being Earnest
Oscar Wilde. Two gentlemen use the same pseudonym ('Earnest') for their on-the-sly activities, leading to a comedy of mistaken identities.
Much Ado About Nothing
William Shakespeare. The play centers around the romantic misadventures and misunderstandings between two couples: Beatrice & Benedick and Claudio & Hero.
The Government Inspector
Nikolai Gogol. In a case of mistaken identity, Hlestakov, a civil servant, is believed to be the incognito inspector visiting a corrupt town.
The Misanthrope
Molière. Alceste, the protagonist, hates the hypocrisy of society and yet is in love with Célimène, who embodies the traits he claims to despise.
You Can't Take It With You
George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. The play portrays the eccentric Sycamore family and the mayhem that ensues when their daughter's fiancé brings his conservative parents to dinner.
The Comedy of Errors
William Shakespeare. This play involves two sets of twins separated at birth, resulting in mistaken identities and slapstick humor when their paths cross.
Harvey
Mary Chase. Elwood P. Dowd, an affable man, claims to have an invisible friend Harvey—a 6'3.5" tall rabbit—which causes a dilemma for his family.
Tartuffe
Molière. The play is about Tartuffe, a hypocritical religious devotee who tries to swindle Orgon out of his estate by pretending to be pious.
Boeing Boeing
Marc Camoletti. The play revolves around bachelor Bernard, who is engaged to three air hostesses simultaneously and juggles his schedule until unexpected flight changes occur.
The Play That Goes Wrong
Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields. The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society presents a 1920s whodunit, but everything that can go wrong does, with hilarious results.
Private Lives
Noël Coward. A divorced couple find themselves in adjacent hotel rooms with their new spouses, leading to old passions—and comedic conflict—flaring up again.
The Merry Wives of Windsor
William Shakespeare. Sir John Falstaff attempts to seduce two wealthy wives, Mistress Ford and Mistress Page, who play tricks on him in return.
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