September 9 – October 12, 2008
By Tom Dudzick
Directed by Rick Sparks
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Meet fledgling playwright Jerry Przpezniak and his betrothed Arlene Wyniarski, a couple of Buffalo greenhorns who are suddenly swept up in the whirlwind of New York's theatre scene when Jerry's autobiographical play is optioned for Broadway. It's a young playwright's dream, but the characters and dilemmas they encounter in New York are the things nightmares are made of. In no time at all, Curt Logan (a 1980s television star who still dresses the part) has commandeered the production—and the author’s fiancé. On top of that, the actress hired to play Jerry’s sainted mother turns out to be Curt’s bawdy television wife. Add a stuck-up director and a distressed stage manager, and you have the ingredients for a hysterical comedy of epic proportions.
READ THE REVIEWS!!!
ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER:
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"Smartly directed and well-cast production of Tom Dudzick’s backstage-mayhem comedy Don’t Talk to the Actors hits all the right notes at Laguna Playhouse."
"Dudzick intertwines the humor with welcome moments of insight and adds some ballast with a touch of tragedy in the second act."
"At the Laguna Playhouse, director Rick Sparks shows a deft touch with the script's mercurial turns, and he definitely knows how to maximize the laughs, aided by a cast of talented actors who connect convincingly with their characters."
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THE CYPRESS CHRONICLE:
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"If you are looking for great, unstoppable laughter, don't miss the West Coast Premiere of the backstage comedy "Don't Talk to the Actors" by Tom Dudzick, at the Laguna Playhouse. This thoroughly entertaining and hilarious play is good old fashioned story-telling--something rather hard to find in live theater these days. "Don't Talk to the Actors" is a must see."
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