Laughter on the 23rd Floor News Release

NEWS RELEASE                                                                             Interplayers Theatre

                                                                                                174 S. Howard

                                                                                                Spokane, WA 99201

March 16, 2006                                                                      (509) 455-7529

                                                                                                Mary Ann McCurdy

                                                                                                (509) 954-7143/cell

ed@interplayers.com

For Immediate Release  (poster and photo to follow in later release)

Spokane Interplayers Theatre is pleased to announce the cast of the next production, Laughter on the 23^rd Floor, playing April 27 – May 20, directed by Andrew Ware Lewis.  We are delighted to include some past Interplayers actors in this cast, including William C. Marlowe (Max) and Gary Pierce (Kenny), both returning to the Interplayers stage for the first time in seven years.  Other cast members include Stephanie Brush (Carol) and Terry Snead (Kenny) with Ron Ford (Val), Chad Herrmann (Lucas), Chasity Kohlman (Helen), Todd Jasmin (Brian), and Tim Diamond (Milt) making their debut performances on the Interplayers stage. 

The Play
In the play, written by Neil Simon, Max Prince is a TV comedian under pressure. The network wants to cut his show, his gag writers want to keep their jobs. Max just wants to keep sane. Each week, a team of neurotic, egocentric scriptwriters, equipped with their armory of gags and one-liners, battle against all odds to produce television’s funniest variety show.

Tickets
Laughter on the 23^rd Floor  plays April 27 – May 20.  Wednesday and Thursday evening curtain is at 7:30 p.m. with 8:00 p.m. curtain on Friday and Saturday evenings, and Saturday matinees at 2 p.m. in the historic Interplayers Theatre,174 S. Howard Street, in downtown Spokane’s Davenport Arts District.  Purchase tickets by calling (509) 455-PLAY (7529), online at www.interplayers.com, or by visiting the theatre Box Office which is open Wednesday through Saturday noon to 5:00 p.m. and one hour before curtain.  Ticket prices range from $10-$20.  $10 Lunch Hour Hottix! are available for purchase at the Box Office between noon and 1 p.m. Wednesday or Thursday for that same night’s production.

Coming up Next:  Make plans for the next production of the Silver Anniversary Season, John Steinbeck’s, Of Mice and Men, June 1^st – 24^th.  Of Mice and Men will be directed by Wes Dietrick. 

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