Unnecessary Farce (Mainstage Series)
Jan 28, 2027 - Feb 6, 2027
Paul Slade Smith (The Angel Next Door), over 250 regional productions
“Two cops. Three crooks. Eight doors. Go.”
In an economy motel room, an embezzling mayor is supposed to meet with his female accountant. In the room next door, two undercover cops are supposed to catch the meeting on videotape. But there’s some confusion as to who’s in which room, who’s watching the video, who’s taken the money, who’s hired a hit man, and why the accountant keeps taking off her clothes.
“Dazzlingly funny. Can a playwright re-invent the comic shtick of in-one-door, innuendo, out-the-other-door? In the case of Unnecessary Farce, the answer is yes.” – City Pulse (Lansing, Michigan)
”The funniest two hours of theater I have seen in several years. Something is at stake every second, and the most outrageous moments seem spontaneous and logical.” – Post-Standard (Syracuse, New York)