Things are about to get crazy on the Live Theatre Workshop stage.
The companyβs latest, βShow People,β is all about confusion. Or lies. And, of course, laughter.
Hereβs the premise: A long out-of-work acting couple are hired by a wealthy young man to pose as his parents at his upscale beach house. Itβs all a ruse to impress his girlfriend.
As the play progresses, lies unravel and new ones take their place. And donβt pretend youβve got it all figured out: the script is fat with red herrings.
Paul Weitz wrote the comedy, which, if you canβt tell by the title, is kind of a spoof on, well, show people.
Laughter is a good reason to go. Hereβs another: Lesley Abrams. She rarely takes the stage these days, but when she does, she mesmerizes.
And the rest of the cast is loaded with talent, too: Steve McKee, Taylor Rascher and Emily Gates. Chris Moseley directs.
Previews are 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 25 and Friday, July 26; opening is 7:30 p.m. July 27. Regular performances are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays through Aug. 24 at Live Theatre, 5317 E. Speedway. Previews and Thursday performances are $15; all others are $20. 327-4242, livetheatreworkshop.org
