Title
Files
Playwright
Sir Noel Coward
Performance Dates
October 5-8; 12-14, 1989
Creative Team
Director.............................................................Dr. Charles W. Dodrill
Scenic Designer...............................................John R. Gutknecht
Costume Designer............................................Katie Robbins
Lighting Designer..............................................Richard Uhrick
Technical Director.............................................Steve Hall
Production Manager.........................................Anne Alexander
Synopsis
The plot follows 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 estranged wife, cope with a crazed young playwright, and overcome his impending mid-life crisis (since he has recently turned forty). The story was described by Coward as "a series of semi-autobiographical pyrotechnics".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Present_Laughter
Disciplines
Acting | Dance | Theatre and Performance Studies | Theatre History
Keywords
College Theater, Otterbein University Theatre, Musical Theatre, Drama
Recommended Citation
Otterbein University Theatre and Dance Department, "Present Laughter" (1989). 1989-1990 Season. 4.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/production_1989-1990/4