Gates Mills Players

2014 production of:

Noel Coward's

Presented by Special Arrangements with Samuel French

Will be held:
March 21, 22, 23 & 28,29 2014

Here’s the story: The eccentric Bliss family -- Judith, a recently retired actress, David, a self-absorbed novelist, and their two unconventional grown children -- live in a world where reality slides easily into fiction. Upon entering this world, the weekend guests (a proper diplomat, a shy flapper, an athletic boxer and a fashionable sophisticate) are thrown into melodramatic scenes wherein their hosts profess emotions and react to situations that do not really exist. The comedic chaos ends only when the tortured visitors tip-toe out the door. Don’t miss Coward’s delightfully infectious comedy about a weekend getaway gone awry.

The characters are:

• Sorel Bliss - Sorel is Judith and David Bliss's daughter.
• Simon Bliss - Simon is Judith and David Bliss's son. Both siblings are products of their eccentric parents. Rather “bohemian”.  
• Clara - Clara is the Bliss family maid. Use to be Judith’s personal assistant in the theatre. She's a bit rough around the edges.
• Judith Bliss - Judith is a retired English actress. She misses her younger years, and is looking for someone to tell her she's still beautiful and desirable.
• David Bliss - David is a novelist who is looking for his next muse. He, like Judith, seems to be in a bit of a mid-life crisis.
• Sandy Tyrell - Sandy is the man Judith invites for the weekend. He's a great fan of Judith and slightly enamored with Judith.
• Myra Arundel - Myra is Simon's weekend guest. She doesn't really want to spend time with Simon, but wants to meet David.
• Richard Greatham - Richard is a proper English diplomat, and Sorel's weekend guest. He's a bit stiff, but likeable.
• Jackie Coryton - David's weekend guest. She's kind of a good-hearted ditz.

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