about the show

When Louise Maske's bloomers accidentally fall down in public, her husband Theo is convinced their respectable life is over. Instead, their apartment suddenly becomes the hottest address in town. The incident attracts two new potential renters to their home—a dashing poet and a hypochondriac businessman—both secretly infatuated with Louise. Oblivious to their romantic intentions, the budget-minded Theo agrees to rent their spare room to both men, alternating their stays to collect double rent.

What follows is a door-slamming riot of mistaken identities, romantic rivals, and the age-old battle between propriety and passion. From the brilliant comic mind of Steve Martin ("Picasso at the Lapin Agile"), this wickedly funny adaptation turns a 1910 German farce into comedy gold for today's audience.

Runtime: 90 minutes with no intermission.

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“LAUGH-OUT-LOUD FUNNY”

THE NEW YORK TIMES

“A hilarious, over-the-top-farce.”

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

CAST & CREATIVES

  • Lyndsy Kail*

    LOUISE MASKE

  • Will Springhorn Jr*

    THEO MASKE

  • Judith Miller

    GERTRUDE DEUTER

  • Keith Pinto*

    BENJAMIN COHEN

  • Garland Thompson Jr.

    KLINGLEHOFF

  • Nick Mandracchia

    FRANK VERSATI / THE KING

Kimberly Mohne Hill

Director

Heather Kenyon

Scenic Design

Lauren Suiter

Costume Design

Maurice Vercouture

Lighting Design

Steve Schoenbeck

Sound Design

Jenn Trampenau

Props

Iliana Karbowski*

Stage Manager

Bill Vujevich

Scenic Painter

AARON GIN

Master Electrician

Audrey Thomson

Assistant Directing Intern/Dramaturg

Sydney Gorin

Scenic Design Intern

Sydney Freemyer

Costume Design intern

ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT

  • STEVE MARTIN (born August 14, 1945) is an American actor, comedian, writer, playwright, producer, musician and composer.

    Martin was born in Waco, Texas, and raised in Southern California, where his early influences were working at Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm and working magic and comedy acts at these and other smaller venues in the area. His ascent to fame picked up when he became a writer for the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, and later became a frequent guest on The Tonight Show. In the 1970s, Martin performed his offbeat, absurdist comedy routines before packed houses on national tours. Since the 1980s, having branched away from stand-up comedy, he has become a successful actor, playwright, pianist, banjo player, and juggler, eventually earning Emmy, Grammy, and American Comedy awards.

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