Characters

The Play

An acting couple, not exactly the Lunts, are on tour in Buffalo in 1953 with a repertory consisting of Cyrano de Bergerac, the revised version, and Noel Coward's Private Lives. Fate has given Charlotte Hay and her often drunk husband and leading man, George Hay, one more shot at starring roles in The Scarlet Pimpernel epic and director Frank Capra himself is en route to Buffalo to catch their matinee performance. Will Charlotte Hay appear or run off with their agent? Will George Hay be sober enough to emote? Will Capra see Cyrano, Private Lives or a disturbing mixture of the two? Hilarious misunderstandings pile on madcap misadventures, all of which are magnified by Charlotte's deaf mother who manages the theatre. Other members of the troupe and an outsider add their own comic touches to the proceedings. It all adds up to a funny and entertaining evening for everyone.