Present Laughter depicts a few days in the life of the successful and self-obsessed light comedy actor Garry Essendine as he prepares to travel for a touring commitment in Africa. Amid a series of events bordering on farce, Garry has to deal with women who want to seduce him, placate both his long-suffering secretary and his wife, cope with a crazed young playwright, and overcome his impending mid-life crisis (he has recently turned forty). The character is a caricature of the author's real-life persona, as Coward acknowledged.

 

CAST

(in order of appearance)
 

Daphne Stillington - Tina Traboulsi

Miss Erikson - Shirley Nilsen Hall
Fred - James Montellato

Monica Reed - Heather Shepardson

Garry Essendine - David Abrams

Liz Essendine - Kate Schott

Roland Maule - Thomas Peterson

Helen Lyppiatt - Ashley Kennedy

Morris Dixon - Kevin Allen

Jo Lyppiatt - Nic Moore

Lady Saltburn - Shirley Nilsen Hall​

CREW

Director - Carl Jordan
Producer - Electric Bill Weinberg
Stage Manager - Sophie Gilmore
Assistant Stage Manager - Piper Gilmore
Lighting Design - Frank Sarubbi
Sound Design - Stephen Dietz
Costume Design - Kate Leland & Mary Weinberg
Set Design & Construction - Jim MacDonald, Charlie Walther, Electric Bill Weinberg
Props & Set Dressing - Tracy Bell Redig
Sound Engineering - Simon Eves

Publicity & Social Media - Marilyn Izdebski
Photography - Jere Torkelsen

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