“Laughter on the 23rd Floor” at Villagers Theatre

“Laughter on the 23rd Floor”
by Neil Simon

Set in 1953, Neil Simon's "flat-out funniest play in years" re-creates the mayhem, neuroses, nonstop gags, and constant one-upmanship of a team of brilliantly funny social misfits as they write The Max Prince Show, a weekly variety program. The writers are devoted to their boss, Max, a comic genius, a tyrant, and a paranoiac with a heart of gold. However, his penchant for tippling and popping too many pills is growing under the pressures of a rising McCarthyism and network executives who want him to cut back his "too-smart" show and staff so that they can chase after the Leave It to Beaver and Father Knows Best audience.

Performed by Villagers Theatre
At Villagers Theatre
Performances ran
Friday, January 8, 1999 thru Saturday, January 30, 1999
Brian Doyle.... Bert Hickson
Carol Wyman.... Tracey Fama Has Bio
Ira Stone.... Michael Lawrence
Kenny Franks.... Jonathan Wierzbicki Has Bio
Lucas Brickman.... John Dowgin Has Bio
Max Prince.... Stuart Hershkowitz Has Bio Has photo
Milt Fields.... Jeff Dworkin Has Bio
Val Skolsky.... Mark Kalet Has Bio Has photo
Directed by Richard G. Baker Has Bio
Stage Managed by Stephanie Simons Neal Has Bio
Performances