If the sarcasm of this look into the theatre world doesn’t tickle your funny bone, its slapstick moments will. This fast-pace farce tells the story of a production troupe’s effort to take the British play “Nothing On” out on tour and the unique challenges created by the eccentric group of staff members and actors.

There are still three opportunities to see the play before it rolls out of town and you won’t regret freeing up your schedule to catch one. Performances are scheduled for May 15,16 and 17.

The first act of the play centers on the dynamics of a theatrical production and offers a rib-tickling glimpse into what many a production troupe have probably gone through while preparing for opening night. With numerous entrances and exits as well as odd props for the actors to keep track off, at the end of the act the audience is left wondering how much longer the cast can continue their frantic pace.

However, as the focus shifts to the characters and their intermingling in the final two acts, the action only picks up, as do the diversions, pranks and miscues. A wonderfully designed and engineered set allows the audience to experience both what the characters do on stage and what they do backstage.

The Flowertown Players were magnificent in this play. At the end of each performance, theatre managers ask the audience to vote for the one actor who turned in the best performance and I couldn’t in good conscious do this because they were all so great.

Tim Paul Fiscus really made me sympathize with the frustration his character, Director Lloyd Dallas, experienced while dealing with the frivolous needs of his stage actors, whether that be the need for motivation, pampering or alcohol. However, Clark Williams and Doug Callahan turned in equally convincing performances portraying the buffoonery of their characters, actors Garry Lejeune and Frederick Fellowes. Michelle Lakey, Nikki Pearcy, Jennifer Molizon, Rhonda Kierpiec, Chad Estel and Bill Jones rounded out the cast and turned in equally impressive performances.

Sean Lakey was the director for the play and also pitched in with set and light design and photography for the production.

Contact Roger Lee @ 873-9424 ext. 213 or rlee@journalscene.com.