Auditiions & Performances

WESTPORT COMMUNITY THEATRE

Announces Our next Play

Enter Laughing

by Joseph Stein, adapted from the novel by Carl Reiner

Directed by Lester Colodny

Performances Dates are September 24 – October 10, 2010

at Westport Community Theatre
Westport Town Hall, 110 Myrtle Avenue, Westport, CT

Enter Laughing is the semi-autobiographical coming of age story based on the novel written by Carl Reiner. Taking place in 1938, it tells the hilarious story of a stage-struck, woman-struck young Jewish kid from the Bronx named David Kolowitz. David is a delivery boy in a sewing machine factory. His boss, Mr. Foreman wants to train him to take over the business. His quintessential loving but domineering mother and overwhelmed father want him to become a druggist, but David has other ideas – he dreams of being an actor despite his obvious lack of acting experience. At his friend Marvin’s suggestion, David tries out for a part in a play, and gets it even though he’s not that good. Although discouraged by his parents and boss, he leaves their dreams and his devoted girlfriend Wanda behind and is soon enlisted (and paying for) a slot as the “leading man” in a third-rate theatrical company while being seduced by the resident less-than leading lady, the daughter of the hammy “artistic director”. His baptism of fire is a hilarious first performance where everything that can go wrong, does.

“Joyously funny”-New York Daily News

“Marvelously funny…doesn’t provide enough rest periods between side splitting laughs.”-The New York Times

				WESTPORT COMMUNITY THEATRE Announces Our next Play Enter Laughing by Joseph Stein, adapted from the novel by Carl Reiner Directed by Lester Colodny Performances Dates are September 24 – October 10, 2010 at Westport Community Theatre Westport Town Hall, 110 Myrtle Avenue, Westport, CT Enter Laughing is the semi-autobiographical coming of age story based on the novel written by Carl Reiner. Taking place in 1938, it tells the hilarious story of a stage-struck, woman-struck young Jewish kid from the Bronx named David Kolowitz. David is a delivery boy in a sewing machine factory. His boss, Mr. Foreman wants to train him to take over the business. His quintessential loving but domineering mother and overwhelmed father want him to become a druggist, but David has other ideas – he dreams of being an actor despite his obvious lack of acting experience. At his friend Marvin’s suggestion, David tries out for a part in a play, and gets it even though he’s not that good. Although discouraged by his parents and boss, he leaves their dreams and his devoted girlfriend Wanda behind and is soon enlisted (and paying for) a slot as the “leading man” in a third-rate theatrical company while being seduced by the resident less-than leading lady, the daughter of the hammy “artistic director”. His baptism of fire is a hilarious first performance where everything that can go wrong, does. “Joyously funny”-New York Daily News “Marvelously funny…doesn’t provide enough rest periods between side splitting laughs.”-The New York Times