"Laughter On The 23rd Floor Thursday Night" Rehearsal

Left: Lauren Miller, Darryl Strohl, Kevin Caravalho, Jeff Labowitch, and Jason "Clocky" McDowell.


MikeMac sent a message a few days ago:

Hello everyone:
I just wanted to drop a note to let everyone know that I am directing Neil Simon's Laughter On The 23rd Floor with DMTC, opening on March 28th and running through April 6th. This is the first time DMTC is producing a straight play, and I'd like to encourage it as much as possible. Please consider coming -- it's absolutely hilarious and full of top-notch actors. The press release follows. Tickets are $10 each (you can buy tickets on their website -- dmtc.org) and it will be at DMTC's theatre at 607 Pena Drive, Davis, CA 95618. For those of you who are in other shows, it will have matinee performances on the two Saturdays, so you'll have an opportunity to see it then.
-MikeMac

Left: Joshua Smith, Paul Fearn, Brennen Cull, Lauren Miller, and Darryl Strohl


Laughter On The 23rd Floor
by Neil Simon

Neil Simon's inimitable comic style shines through in this hilarious story based on his time on the writing staff on the classic 1950's television variety show, Your Show Of Shows. Filled with a veritable who's who of comedians, including Larry Gelbart, Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner, the writer's room became legendary for its clashes of wits, jibes and sometimes fists. Simon succeeds brilliantly in recapturing the mayhem and non-stop gags of the writers and their boss.

As television begins expanding out of the cities and into rural areas, NBC begins pressuring its number one show, the jewel of television comedy, the Max Prince Show to make the show more appealing to these new viewers. Under this pressure, comic genius Max Prince begins to crack, and his team of misfit writers begin to see the strain and worry. As Max wages war on the network, his writers wage war on each other in a flurry of insults and jokes.

Left: Joshua Smith


With a cast of talented DMTC veterans, including Lauren Miller ("My Fair Lady", "Brigadoon"), Paul Fearn ("Pirates of Penzance", "Camelot") and Jason McDowell ("La Cage Aux Folles"), "Laughter" delivers just what it promises, just 23 stories lower. Performances are March 28th, 29th, April 4th and 5th at 8:15pm and March 29th, 30th, April 5th and 6th at 2:15pm. Tickets are $10, and are available for online ordering at www.dmtc.org.


Left: Kevin Caravalho


CAST

Lucas ……. Josh Smith
Milt ……. Darryl Strohl
Val ……. Paul Fearn
Brian ……. Jason McDowell
Kenny ……. Brennen Cull
Carol ……. Lauren Miller
Max ……. Kevin Caravalho
Helen ……. Kris Farhood
Ira ……. Jeff Labowitch